Il boom
/
El especulador
director:
Vittorio De Sica
playwright:
Cesare Zavattini
actor:
Alberto Sordi
/
Gianna Maria Canale
/
Ettore Geri
/
Elena Nicolai
/
Mariolina Bovo
…
genre:
Comedy
language:
Italian
release date:
1963-09-24
(Release)
IMDb: tt0056883
Il boom
overview
Sweet-sour comedy on Italy's 1950s rage to get rich as fast as possible! The businessman wants to satisfy his wife's craving for luxury and a "respectable life" so he becomes heavily indebted. In desperation he agrees to sell a precious part of his body for a large sum of money. But just before the crucial operation he panics...