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Accattone

"The Poor Man's "Dolce Vita""

1961-09-25 Drama 1hr 57m

A pimp with no other means to provide for himself finds his life spiralling out of control when his prostitute is sent to prison.

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Storyline

A pimp with no other means to provide for himself finds his life spiralling out of control when his prostitute is sent to prison.

  • Released
    1961-09-25
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 57m
  • Genre
    Drama
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    Italiano
  • imdb-logo
    7.6
  • Production
    Cino del Duca, Arco Film

Crew

Pier Paolo Pasolini
Director
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Screenplay
Cino Del Duca
Producer
Keywords:
prostitute robbery rome, italy pimp poverty

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Cast

Franco Citti

Franco Citti
Vittorio 'Accattone' Cataldi
Franca Pasut

Franca Pasut
Stella
Silvana Corsini

Silvana Corsini
Maddalena
Paola Guidi

Paola Guidi
Ascenza
Adriana Asti

Adriana Asti
Amore
Luciano Conti

Luciano Conti
Il Moicano
Luciano Gonini

Luciano Gonini
Piede d'Oro
Renato Capogna

Renato Capogna
Il Capogna
Alfredo Leggi

Alfredo Leggi
Pupo Biondo
Galeazzo Riccardi

Galeazzo Riccardi
Il Cipolla
Leonardo Muraglia

Leonardo Muraglia
Mommoletto
Giuseppe Ristagno

Giuseppe Ristagno
Peppe il Folle
Roberto Giovannoni

Roberto Giovannoni
Il Tedesco
Mario Cipriani

Mario Cipriani
Balilla
Roberto Scaringella

Roberto Scaringella
Cartagine
Silvio Citti

Silvio Citti
Sabino
Giovanni Orgitano

Giovanni Orgitano
Lo Scucchia
Piero Morgia

Piero Morgia
Pio
Umberto Bevilacqua

Umberto Bevilacqua
Salvatore
Franco Bevilacqua

Franco Bevilacqua
Franco
Amerigo Bevilacqua

Amerigo Bevilacqua
Amerigo
Sergio Fioravanti

Sergio Fioravanti
Gennarino
Adele Cambria

Adele Cambria
Nannina
Adriano Mazzelli

Adriano Mazzelli
Il Cliente di Amore
Mario Castiglione

Mario Castiglione
Mario
Dino Frondi

Dino Frondi
Dino
Tommaso Nuovo

Tommaso Nuovo
Tommaso
Romolo Orazi

Romolo Orazi
Suocero di Accattone
Massimo Cacciafeste

Massimo Cacciafeste
Cognato di Accattone
Francesco Orazi

Francesco Orazi
Il Burino
Mario Guerani

Mario Guerani
Il Commissario
Stefano D'Arrigo

Stefano D'Arrigo
Il Giudice Istruttore
Enrico Fioravanti

Enrico Fioravanti
Primo Agente
Nino Russo

Nino Russo
Secondo Agente
Edgardo Siroli

Edgardo Siroli
Primo Farlocco
Renato Terra

Renato Terra
Secondo Farlocco
Emanuele Di Bari

Emanuele Di Bari
Sor Pietro
Franco Marucci

Franco Marucci
Franco
Carlo Sardoni

Carlo Sardoni
Carlo
Adriana Moneta

Adriana Moneta
Margheritona
Polidor

Polidor
Becchino
Danilo Alleva

Danilo Alleva
Iaio
Sergio Citti

Sergio Citti
Il Cameriere
Elsa Morante

Elsa Morante
Una Detenuta
Gabriele Baldini

Gabriele Baldini
Intellettuale (uncredited)
Franco Venditti

Franco Venditti
Ragazzo (uncredited)
Luisa Loiano

Luisa Loiano
Amica prostituta nel ristorante

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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-05-04

The eponymous creature (Franco Citti) is a bit of a malevolent sponge. Hs has deserted his wife and child so he can sit with his mates carou... read more

The eponymous creature (Franco Citti) is a bit of a malevolent sponge. Hs has deserted his wife and child so he can sit with his mates carousing and playing cards whilst he pimps out "Maddalena" (Silvana Corsini) and lives off her ill-gotten gains. He's quite content with this arrangement until she has an altercation with a Vesper and then finds herself rather unjustly locked up for a year. With his income dried up, he has to make some changes. He's ill equipped to get himself a job, and isn't really motivated either. Until, that is, he meets the wandering "Stella" (Franca Pasut). There are certain similarities between her and his incarcerated meal ticket, but she's no hooker nor anywhere near as green as he'd initially thought. He gradually starts to fall for her but can he sort himself out and jettison the worst elements of his past before she tells him to take a run and jump? Though it's hardly a jolly affair, I found this first of his movies to be one of Pasolini's merrier affairs that allows some humour to pepper a narrative of exploitation and manipulation. There's little doubt that the "Accattone" is a pretty odious man, but as the film moves along there's a sense that begins to creep in that he's not beyond redemption - and both the intimate photography and the engaging talent of the boyish Citti help bring that out slowly but surely. Pasut and Corsini both play well with parts that are gritty, earthy and devoid of anything that might really offer them any hope, and on the sidelines his young son "Iaio" (Danilo Alleva) often serves as the most of unlikely of anchors for his selfish father. There's always space for a comment on the place of the church in society, and here there's a distinct parody being drawn between sainthood and, well you decide... Hardly ever seen these days but well worth a couple of hours to see a Rome that Nero might well have been proud of.

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A Review by CinemaSerf

The eponymous creature (Franco Citti) is a bit of a malevolent sponge. Hs has deserted his wife and child so he can sit with his mates carousing and playing cards whilst he pimps out "Maddalena" (Silvana Corsini) and lives off her ill-gotte...

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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-05-04

The eponymous creature (Franco Citti) is a bit of a malevolent sponge. Hs has deserted his wife and child so he can sit with his mates carousing and playing cards whilst he pimps out "Maddalena" (Silv...

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