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Comedy · Drama
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Film / 1979
Traffic Jam
Directed by
Luigi Comencini
A tremendous congestion hits the Rome highway ring. The biggest traffic jam ever seen lasts more than 36 hours. At the beginning the people blocked in their cars react normally. But as more time passes, the more we witness personal dramas, hysteric reactions and other grotesque situations. All the episodes are linked as if in a single plot. Cars and their hosts are a microcosm of stories part of a larger universe: the congestion.
The story
A tremendous congestion hits the Rome highway ring. The biggest traffic jam ever seen lasts more than 36 hours. At the beginning the people blocked in their cars react normally. But as more time passes, the more we witness personal dramas, hysteric reactions and other grotesque situations. All the episodes are linked as if in a single plot. Cars and their hosts are a microcosm of stories part of a larger universe: the congestion.
Cast
Alberto SordiDr. De Benedetti
Annie GirardotIrène
Fernando ReyCarlo
Patrick DewaereMara's Lover
Ángela MolinaMartina
Harry BaerMario
Marcello MastroianniMarco Montefoschi
Stefania SandrelliTeresa
Ugo TognazziProfessor
Miou-MiouAngela
Gérard DepardieuFranco
Orazio OrlandoFerreri
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Giovannella GrifeoGermana Gargiulo
Lino MuroloGermana's Father
Ciccio IngrassiaSick Man in Ambulance
Francisco AlgoraAmbulance Driver
Ferdinando MuroloMercedes Passenger
José María PradaRicardo, Mercedes Driver
José VivóMercedes Passenger
Francisco de Zurbano
Ernst HannawaldStefano
Nando OrfeiMontefoschi's Chauffeur Carloni
Eleonora ComenciniGirl in Taxi
Gianni CavinaPompeo, Teresa's Husband
José SacristánThe Priest
Ester CarloniGermana's Grandmother
Marcello Fusco
Mario Dardanelli
Roberto Della Casa
Antonietta Esposito
Mariano Vitale
Susy LoverBrigida
Aldo Riva
José María Caffarel
Michael Friedel
Solvi StübingBlonde Model
Mariana CamaraBlack Model
Daniela Igliozzi
Enrico AmeriSelf (voice) (uncredited)
Aristide CaporaleTruck Driver (uncredited)
Mario CastaldiMan Screaming for M. Montefoschi (uncredited)
Enrico LorenzettiCyclist (uncredited)
Gabriella D'AmicoWoman in the Traffic Jam (uncredited)
Dolores CalòMontefoschi's Fan (uncredited)
Amedeo SalamonMan in the Traffic Jam (uncredited)
Filippo PeregoMan in the Traffic Jam (uncredited)
Massimo CiprariMan in the Traffic Jam (uncredited)
Giuseppe MarroccoMan in the Traffic Jam (uncredited)
Luciano ZanussiMan in the Traffic Jam (uncredited)
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