Traffic Jam
L'ingorgo
Release: 1979-01-12
·Runtime: 121m
·★ 6.8
Drama
Comedy
A tremendous congestion hits the Rome highway ring. The biggest traffic jam ever seen lasts more than 36 hours. At the beginning the people blocked in their cars react normally. But as more time passes, the more we witness personal dramas, hysteric reactions and other grotesque situations. All the episodes are linked as if in a single plot. Cars and their hosts are a microcosm of stories part of a larger universe: the congestion.
Production Countries
France
Germany
Italy
Spain
Production Companies
Gaumont International
Clesi Cinematografica
Greenwich Film Production
José Frade Producciones Cinematográficas
Albatros Filmproduktion
Filmédis
Cast
José María Caffarel
Aristide Caporale
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
Gabriella D'Amico
as Woman in the Traffic Jam (uncredited)
Harry Baer
as Mario
Ester Carloni
as Germana's Grandmother
Amedeo Salamon
as Man in the Traffic Jam (uncredited)
Giuseppe Marrocco
as Man in the Traffic Jam (uncredited)
José María Prada
as Ricardo, Mercedes Driver
Mario Castaldi
as Man Screaming for M. Montefoschi (uncredited)
Ernst Hannawald
as Stefano
Nando Orfei
as Montefoschi's Chauffeur Carloni
Annie Girardot
as Irène
Patrick Dewaere
as Mara's Lover
Gérard Depardieu
as Franco
Ferdinando Murolo
as Mercedes Passenger
Aldo Riva
Daniela Igliozzi
Dolores Calò
as Montefoschi's Fan (uncredited)
Filippo Perego
as Man in the Traffic Jam (uncredited)
Luciano Zanussi
as Man in the Traffic Jam (uncredited)
Orazio Orlando
as Ferreri
Fernando Rey
as Carlo
Ángela Molina
as Martina
Ugo Tognazzi
as Professor
Ciccio Ingrassia
as Sick Man in Ambulance
Gianni Cavina
as Pompeo, Teresa's Husband
Giovannella Grifeo
as Germana Gargiulo
Francisco Algora
as Ambulance Driver
José Sacristán
as The Priest
Roberto Della Casa
Massimo Ciprari
as Man in the Traffic Jam (uncredited)
Alberto Sordi
as Dr. De Benedetti
José Vivó
as Mercedes Passenger
Solvi Stübing
as Blonde Model
Marcello Mastroianni
as Marco Montefoschi
Stefania Sandrelli
as Teresa
Miou-Miou
as Angela
Crew
Massimo Anzellotti
Sound Effects Editor
Ennio Guarnieri
Director of Photography
Ricky Tognazzi
Assistant Director
Luigi Comencini
Director, Story, Screenplay
Bernardino Zapponi
Screenplay
Paola Comencini
Costume Design
Nino Baragli
Editor
Bruno Nicolai
Conductor
Juan Luis Buñuel
Second Unit Director