Why
Detenuto in attesa di giudizio
Synopsis
Giuseppe Di Noi, an Italian surveyor living in Sweden, gets arrested at the border while going back to Italy with his family for a vacation. But can someone tell the man why?
Top Cast
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Alberto Sordi
Giuseppe Di Noi
Elga Andersen
Ingrid
Andrea Aureli
Guardia
Nazzareno Natale
Saverio Guardascione
Michele Gammino
Don Paolo
Lino Banfi
Direttore del carcere di Sagunto
Luca Sportelli
Agente del carcere di Sagunto
Tano Cimarosa
Agente del carcere di Sagunto
Silvio Spaccesi
Maresciallo carcere di Sagunto
Giovanni Pallavicino
Brigadiere Saporito del carcere di Sagunto
Antonio Casagrande
Giudice
Gianni Bonagura
Avvocato Sallustio Giordana
Giuseppe Anatrelli
detenuto Rosario Scalia
Mario Brega
Detenuto amico di Scalia (uncredited)
Mario Pisu
Psichiatra
Gianfranco Barra
Nello Appodia
detenuto ammanettato insieme ad Alberto Sordi
Fulvio Mingozzi
Mingozzi, una guardia carceraria
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Nanni Loy
- Screenplay & Story
- Sergio Amidei, Emilio Sanna
- Original Score
- Carlo Rustichelli
- Original Title
- Detenuto in attesa di giudizio
- Country of Origin
- Italy
- Spoken Languages
- Italian
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Production Studios
- Documento Film
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Nanni Loy
Sergio Amidei, Emilio Sanna, Rodolfo Sonego
Carlo Rustichelli
Sergio D'Offizi
Franco Fraticelli
Gianni Hecht Lucari, Fausto Saraceni
Department Leadership Roster
Nanni Loy
Director
Gianni Polidori
Production Design
Sergio D'Offizi
Director of Photography
Gianni Hecht Lucari
Producer
Franco Fraticelli
Editor
Bruna Parmesan
Costume Design
Marisa Crimi
Costume Design
Sergio Amidei
Screenplay
Carlo Rustichelli
Original Music Composer
Emilio Sanna
Screenplay
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Frequently Asked Questions About Why
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What is Why about?
Giuseppe Di Noi, an Italian surveyor living in Sweden, gets arrested at the border while going back to Italy with his family for a vacation. But can someone tell the man why?
Who directed Why?
Why was directed by Nanni Loy.
Who stars in Why?
The principal cast of Why includes Alberto Sordi, Elga Andersen, Andrea Aureli, Nazzareno Natale, Michele Gammino.
When was Why released and how long is it?
Why was released in 1971 with a total runtime of 1h 38m.
Who composed the musical score for Why?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Why was composed by Carlo Rustichelli.