The Profiteer
Il saprofita
Release: 1974-03-20
·Runtime: 100m
·★ 5.6
Romance
Drama
In the city of Ostuni in Puglia, the mute seminarian Ercole is designated to be the driver and nurse of Parsifal, the paraplegic son in a rich and sanctimonious family of landowners. Ercole soon becomes the lover of his master's wife, the beautiful Baroness Clotilde. In a familial and social context where only money, sex and power count, everyone tries to take advantage of everyone, but the real saprophyte turns out to be Ercole.
Production Countries
Italy
Production Companies
Ministero del Turismo e dello Spettacolo
Belial
Cast
Valeria Moriconi
as Baroness Clotilde Bezzi
Al Cliver
as Servant
Janet Ågren
as Teresa Adiutori
Carlo Monni
as Santone
Cinzia Bruno
as Brünhilde
Giancarlo Badessi
as Priest
Leopoldo Trieste
as don Vito
Pia Morra
as Addolorata, la fantesca
Maria Tedeschi
as nonna di Teresa
Nerina Montagnani
as serva del santone
Valentino Macchi
as fascista al funerale
Orazio Stracuzzi
Barbara Herrera
Clara Colosimo
as signora alla veglia funebre
Rina Franchetti
as bigotta di chiesa
Marisa Traversi
Dada Gallotti
Winni Riva