Top Cast
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Sami Frey
Carlo
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Alida Valli
Carlo's Mother
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Curd Jürgens
Carlo's Father
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Renato Salvatori
Mario
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Louis Jourdan
Tom
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Susan Strasberg
Isabella
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Antonella Lualdi
Mali
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Tomas Milian
Bruno
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Jean Sorel
Andrea
Overview
Study of 1960s Milanese social life and its glamorous depravity, as seen through the story of the working class Mario who dreams of social climbing.
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