Conversation Piece
A tangled web of bizarre mystery
1974-12-20 | 121 minutes
Plot Summary
A retired professor of American origin lives a solitary life in a luxurious palazzo in Rome. He is confronted by a vulgar Italian marchesa and her lover, her daughter and her daughter's boyfriend, and forced to rent to them an apartment on the upper floor of his palazzo. From this point on his quiet routine is turned into chaos by his tenants' machinations, and everybody's life takes an unexpected but inevitable turn.
Cast
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Burt LancasterProfessor
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Helmut BergerKonrad Huebel
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Silvana ManganoMarquess Bianca Brumonti
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Claudia MarsaniLietta Brumonti
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Stefano PatriziStefano
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Elvira CorteseErminia
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Philippe HersentDoorman
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Guy TréjanArt Dealer
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Jean-Pierre ZolaBlanchard
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Umberto RahoPolice Inspector Bernai
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Enzo FiermontePolice Inspector
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Romolo ValliMichelli
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Valentino Macchi
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Vittorio Fanfoni
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Lorenzo Piani
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Margherita HorowitzMaid
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Claudia CardinaleProfessor's Wife (uncredited)
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Dominique SandaProfessor's Mother (uncredited)
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