Directed by:
Dino RisiCinematography:
Alfio ContiniComposer:
Riz OrtolaniCast:
Vittorio Gassman, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Catherine Spaak, Annette Vadim, Claudio Gora, Linda Sini, Nando Angelini, Edda Ferronao, Jacques Stany (more)VOD (2)
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The ultimate Italian road comedy, Il sorpasso stars the unlikely pair of Vittorio Gassman and Jean-Louis Trintignant as, respectively, a waggish, freewheeling bachelor and the straitlaced law student he takes on a madcap trip from Rome to Tuscany. An unpredictable journey that careers from slapstick to tragedy, this film, directed by Dino Risi, is a wildly entertaining commentary on the pleasures and consequences of the good life. A holy grail of commedia all’italiana, Il sorpasso is so fresh and exciting that one can easily see why it has long been adored in Italy. (Criterion)
(more)Cast
![Vittorio Gassman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/871/161871551_fbe2bb.jpg)
Vittorio Gassman
Italy
Best movies:
Sleepers (1996)
Viva Italia! (1977)
Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958)
![Jean-Louis Trintignant](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/986/164986936_ae0ab3.jpg)
Jean-Louis Trintignant
France
Best movies:
Three Colours: Red (1994)
A Man and a Woman (1966)
The Easy Life (1962)
![Catherine Spaak](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/666/164666981_5931f4.jpg)
Catherine Spaak
France
Best movies:
Le Trou (1960)
The Easy Life (1962)
The Man with the Balloons (1965)
![Annette Vadim](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/064/158064279_255d98.jpg)
Annette Vadim
Denmark
Best movies:
The Easy Life (1962)
Les Liaisons dangereuses (1959)
The Testament of Orpheus or Don't Ask Me Why (1960)
![Claudio Gora](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/064/158064281_9abc6f.jpg)
Claudio Gora
Italy
Best movies:
The Easy Life (1962)
Confessions of a Police Captain (1971)
The Octopus (1984) (series)
![Linda Sini](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/634/158634536_f56271.jpg)
Linda Sini
Italy
Best movies:
The Easy Life (1962)
Beautiful (1951)
The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse (1960)
Nando Angelini
Italy
Best movies:
General Della Rovere (1959)
The Easy Life (1962)
Adua e le compagne (1960)
Edda Ferronao
Italy
Best movies:
Teresa la ladra (1972)
1900 (1976)
The Organiser (1963)
Jacques Stany
Soviet Union
Best movies:
The Easy Life (1962)
Von Ryan's Express (1965)
Che gioia vivere (1961)
Franca Polesello
Best movies:
The Easy Life (1962)
I Knew Her Well (1965)
Navajo Joe (1966)
Luigi Zerbinati
Italy
Best movies:
The Easy Life (1962)
The Case Is Closed, Forget It (1971)
High Infidelity (1964)
![Mila Stanic](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/289/162289921_1c7c5f.jpg)
Mila Stanic
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
The Easy Life (1962)
Le soldatesse (1965)
Caro papà (1979)
Lilly Darelli
Best movies:
The Easy Life (1962)