Released:
1985-08-30

Overview:
Based on 'Il fu Mattia Pascal', one of Pirandello's many stories concerning the transitory nature of the intangibles "truth" and "identity". Mattia Pascal is a downtrodden average man, treated like trash by his fiancée, scorned by his associates, and cheated out of his inheritance by contemptuous relatives. The dispirited Pascal heads to Monte Carlo, accruing a fortune and also assuming the identity of a less fortunate gambler who killed himself. The "new" Pascal is treated with a dignity and respect that overwhelms him--and nearly kills him.

Director:
Mario Monicelli

Runtime:
2h 58min

Genre:
Drama, Comedy

• Cast:
• 
  Marcello Mastroianni
  as
  Mattia Pascal
• 
  Senta Berger
  as
  Clara
• 
  Flavio Bucci
  as
  Terenzio Papiano
• 
  Laura Morante
  as
  Adriana Paleari
• 
  Laura del Sol
  as
  Romilda Pescatore