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
Alberto Sordi
as Dr. De Benedetti
Annie Girardot
as Irène
Fernando Rey
as Carlo
Patrick Dewaere
as Mara's Lover
Ángela Molina
as Martina
Harry Baer
as Mario
Marcello Mastroianni
as Marco Montefoschi
Stefania Sandrelli
as Teresa
Ugo Tognazzi
as Professor
Miou-Miou
as Angela
Gérard Depardieu
as Franco
Orazio Orlando
as Ferreri
Giovannella Grifeo
as Germana Gargiulo
Ciccio Ingrassia
as Sick Man in Ambulance
Francisco Algora
as Ambulance Driver
Ferdinando Murolo
as Mercedes Passenger
José María Prada
as Ricardo, Mercedes Driver
José Vivó
as Mercedes Passenger
Ernst Hannawald
as Stefano
Nando Orfei
as Montefoschi's Chauffeur Carloni
Gianni Cavina
as Pompeo, Teresa's Husband
José Sacristán
as The Priest
Ester Carloni
as Germana's Grandmother
Roberto Della Casa
Aldo Riva
José María Caffarel
Solvi Stübing
as Blonde Model
Daniela Igliozzi
Aristide Caporale
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
Mario Castaldi
as Man Screaming for M. Montefoschi (uncredited)
Gabriella D'Amico
as Woman in the Traffic Jam (uncredited)
Dolores Calò
as Montefoschi's Fan (uncredited)
Amedeo Salamon
as Man in the Traffic Jam (uncredited)
Filippo Perego
as Man in the Traffic Jam (uncredited)
Massimo Ciprari
as Man in the Traffic Jam (uncredited)
Giuseppe Marrocco
as Man in the Traffic Jam (uncredited)
Luciano Zanussi
as Man in the Traffic Jam (uncredited)
Crew
Nino Baragli
Editor
Paola Comencini
Costume Design
Ricky Tognazzi
Assistant Director
Massimo Anzellotti
Sound Effects Editor
Luigi Comencini
Director
Bruno Nicolai
Conductor
Luigi Comencini
Story
Luigi Comencini
Screenplay
Bernardino Zapponi
Screenplay
Ennio Guarnieri
Director of Photography
Juan Luis Buñuel
Second Unit Director