''Mortacci'' is a 1989 Italian dark comedy film directed by

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Plot summary

In a small town cemetery, the deceased every night host a meeting. They are doomed not to enter the next stage of the afterlife, till the last living human who remembers them passes away. Through the recollection of their lives and deaths, the different characters are introduced: Alma, a theater actress ( Carol Alt) who witnesses every night the futile attempt of her ex lover (

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) to commit suicide over her grave; Angelo, a womanizer ( Andy Luotto) who died out of shame; Felice and Giggetto, two beggars (Eraldo Turra and Luciano Manzalini) who soon leave the group as the last woman ( Mariangela Melato) who remembers them dies while visiting their grave. The narration is interrupted by the arrival of Lucillo (

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), a soldier who was presumed dead in a military mission in Lebanon and who is forced by his fellow villagers to die for real, as they built a huge business on his hero status and fame. The cemetery warden Domenico ( Vittorio Gassman) supervises all the operations, from opening the gates to stealing valuables from the dead, without knowing that the deceased see him and everything that happens in the small cemetery.

Cast

* Vittorio Gassman as Domenico * Carol Alt as Alma Rossetti *

as Edmondo *

Galeazzo Benti Galeazzo Benti (6 August 1923 – 21 April 1993) was an Italian actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1942 and 1991. Life and career Born Galeazzo Bentivoglio in Florence, Italy, a descendant of the Bentivoglio family, which ru ...

as Tommaso Grillo * Mariangela Melato as Jolanda *

as Lucillo Cardellini * Nino Frassica as La guida * Andy Luotto as Angelo Cuoco, aka "Scopone" *

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as the undertaker * Alvaro Vitali as Torquato * Silvana Bosi as Torquato's mother *

Eraldo Turra Eraldo is a male given name of Italian origin. People with the given name Eraldo include: * Eraldo Anicio Gomes, Brazilian footballer * Eraldo Bernocchi, Italian musician, producer and sound designer * Eraldo Correia, Brazilian footballer * Eraldo ...

as Felice *

Luciano Manzalini Luciano is an Italian, Spanish and Portuguese given name and surname. It is derived from Latin ''Lucianus'', patronymic of ''Lucius'' ("Light"). The French form is ''Lucien'', while the Basque form is ''Luken''. Single name * Luciano (rapper) ...

as Giggetto * Donald O'Brien as Archibald Williams * Michela Miti as the bartender *

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as Ada

References

External links

* 1989 films 1980s black comedy films Films directed by Sergio Citti Films scored by Francesco De Masi Italian black comedy films Films with screenplays by Vincenzo Cerami 1989 comedy films 1980s Italian-language films 1980s Italian films {{1980s-Italy-comedy-film-stub