The 2 Lives of Mattia Pascal
1985/08/30 (US) | Drama, Comedy
Based on 'Il fu Mattia Pascal', one of Pirandello's many stories concerning the transitory nature of the intangibles "truth" and "identity". Mattia Pascal is a downtrodden average man, treated like trash by his fiancée, scorned by his associates, and cheated out of his inheritance by contemptuous relatives. The dispirited Pascal heads to Monte Carlo, accruing a fortune and also assuming the identity of a less fortunate gambler who killed himself. The "new" Pascal is treated with a dignity and respect that overwhelms him--and nearly kills him.
Mario Monicelli
Director
Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Screenplay
Mario Monicelli
Screenplay
Ennio De Concini
Screenplay
Amanzio Todini
Screenplay
Lead Cast
Marcello Mastroianni
Mattia Pascal
Senta Berger
Clara
Flavio Bucci
Terenzio Papiano
Laura Morante
Adriana Paleari
Laura del Sol
Romilda Pescatore
Andréa Ferréol
Silvia Caporale
Bernard Blier
Anselmo Paleari
Budget
$ 0
Revenue
$ 0
Status
Released
Production Company
- Cinecittà Studios
- Excelsior Cinematografica
- RAI
Crews
Luigi Pirandello
Novel
Mario Monicelli
Story
Gianna Gissi
Costume Design
Nicola Venditti
Production Coordinator
Enzo Prosperini
Production Supervisor
Cinzia Fabbri
Production Secretary
Amanzio Todini
Story