From his youth, Paolo Castorini, a Sicilian baron, is as attracted to women as they to him. Giovanna, a servant girl, Lillian, a serious girlfriend in Rome, a hostess at a post-war party, Paolo makes love to them all. He also feels dissatisfied with a life only of the body, compared to his journalist friend Vincenzo and his own father, a sober and serious thinker. When his father is on his deathbed, Paolo learns of syphilis in the family and something of the curse of dissolution. Some years later, he resolves to marry Katrina, the pure daughter of the woman he should have married. He wants her purity to redeem him so he can make something of his life. But is it too late?
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The Sensuous Sicilian Cast
Name |
Character |
Giancarlo Giannini
He was 30, now 82 years old
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as Paolo Castorini |
Bruno Scipioni
He was 38, 85 years old when he died
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as Vincenzo Torrisi |
Ornella Muti
She was 17, now 69 years old
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as Giovanna |
Gastone Moschin
He was 43, 88 years old when he died
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as Uncle Edmondo |
Ugo Fangareggi
He was 34, 79 years old when he died
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as Luigi Castorini, fratello di Paolo |
Orchidea De Santis
She was 24, now 76 years old
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as una prostituta |
Lionel Stander
He was 64, 86 years old when he died
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as Baron Castorini |
Femi Benussi
She was 27, now 79 years old
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as una prostituta |
Carla Mancini
She was 22, now 74 years old
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Rossana Podestà
She was 38, 79 years old when she died
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as Lilia |
Pilar Velázquez
She was 26, now 78 years old
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as Ester (as Pilar Velasquez) |
Barbara Bach
She was 25, now 77 years old
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as Anna, nipote del farmacista |
Adriana Asti
She was 41, now 93 years old
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as Beatrice |
Vittorio Caprioli
He was 51, 68 years old when he died
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as Salvatore |
Mario Pisu
He was 62, 66 years old when he died
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as Principe Lorenzo Banchieri |
Neda Arnerić
She was 19, 66 years old when she died
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as Caterina, moglie di Paolo |
Riccardo Cucciolla
He was 48, 75 years old when he died
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as Paolo's Father |
Umberto D'Orsi
He was 43, 47 years old when he died
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as Il cavaliere Carmelo |
Andrea Aureli
He was 49, now 101 years old
|
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Roberta Paladini
She was 17, now 69 years old
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as la pantalonaia |
Enrica Bonaccorti
She was 22, now 74 years old
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as Mariella, amante di Vincenzo Torrisi |
Oreste Lionello
He was 45, 81 years old when he died
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as pittore |
Marianne Comtell
She was 20, now 71 years old
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as Paolo's Mother |
The Sensuous Sicilian Crew
Name |
Department |
Vitaliano Brancati as Novel. He was 65 (47) years old when He died
|
Writing |
Armando Trovaioli as Original Music Composer. He was 55 (95) years old when He died
|
Sound |
Marco Vicario as Director. He was 47 (now 99) years old
|
Directing |
Marco Vicario as Screenplay. He was 47 (now 99) years old
|
Writing |