The Magnificent Cuckold (Il magnifico cornuto) 59 years old

The Magnificent Cuckold

The Magnificent Cuckold is about a hat tycoon who is ecstatically, if not hungrily, in love with his youthful wife. It is all blissful, that is, until our man, middle-aged and somewhat of a square among his blasé, upper-class friends to whom cuckoldry is a common practice, is seduced by one of them. At this point doubts and suspicions, like conscience, begin to plague him. If he could succumb to extramarital confections, why not his gorgeous mate? Quickly his love for his spouse degenerates beyond obsessive, into the realm of maniacal. He becomes madly concerned that his wife is cheating on him --even though she is not being unfaithful. When he looks at her it becomes obvious to him that she is a very attractive woman. And, all the men around her must be dying to be with her. Gnawed by jealously, he will imagine variations on nabbing her and her lover in flagrante delicto.

Credits

The Magnificent Cuckold Cast

Name Character
Laura Antonelli She was 22, 73 years old when she died as Guest with a Beehive Hairdo at the Artusis (uncredited)
Claudia Cardinale She was 26, now 85 years old as Maria Grazia
Gian Maria Volonté He was 31, 61 years old when he died as Assessore
Ugo Tognazzi He was 42, 68 years old when he died as Andrea Artusi
Fred Williams He was 37, 55 years old when he died as Man in Nightclub (uncredited)
Fred Williams He was 37, 55 years old when he died
Jacques Stany He was 34, 86 years old when he died as Guest at the Artusis (uncredited)
Salvo Randone He was 58, 84 years old when he died as Belisario
Ester Carloni She was 67, 98 years old when she died as Palmira (as Esterina Carloni)
Michèle Girardon She was 26, 36 years old when she died as Cristiana
Brett Halsey He was 31, now 90 years old as Maria Grazia's Partner in Nightclub (uncredited)
Susy Andersen She was 24, now 83 years old as Wanda Mariotti
Jean Claudio He was 37, 64 years old when he died as The Man at the Swimming Pool (uncredited)
Bernard Blier He was 48, 73 years old when he died as Mariotti
Philippe Nicaud He was 38, 82 years old when he died as il medico
Alfonso Sansone He was 40, 91 years old when he died as The Unmarried Guest at the Artusis (uncredited)
Lando Buzzanca He was 29, now 88 years old as Giovannino
José Luis de Vilallonga He was 44, 87 years old when he died as Presidente
Paolo Pietrangeli He was 19, now 78 years old as The Bespectacled Guest near Piano at the Artusis (uncredited)
Paul Guers He was 36, 88 years old when he died as Gabriele
Elvira Tonelli as Cameriera
Edda Ferronao She was 30, now 89 years old as The younger Maid at the Artusis
Lando Buzzanca He was 29, now 88 years old as The younger Manservant at the Artusis (uncredited)
Ettore Mattia He was 54, 72 years old when he died as Commendator Calise (uncredited)

The Magnificent Cuckold Crew

Name Department
Bruno Cesari as Assistant Set Decoration. He was 30 (70) years old when He died Art
Armando Nannuzzi as Director of Photography. He was 39 (75) years old when He died Camera
Nino Cristiani as Camera Operator. He was 38 (92) years old when He died Camera
Ruggero Maccari as Writer. He was 45 (69) years old when He died Writing
Alfonso Sansone as Producer. He was 40 (91) years old when He died Production
Armando Trovaioli as Music. He was 47 (95) years old when He died Sound
Armando Trovaioli as Conductor. He was 47 (95) years old when He died Sound
Diego Fabbri as Writer. He was 53 (69) years old when He died Writing
Archie Savage as Choreographer. He was 50 (88) years old when He died Crew
Antonio Pietrangeli as Director. He was 45 (49) years old when He died Directing
Iole Cecchini as Hairstylist. Costume & Make-Up
Mario Forges Davanzati as Continuity. He was 23 (now 83) years old Directing
Enrico Umetelli as Assistant Camera. Camera
Giuseppe Ranieri as Assistant Art Director. Art
The Magnificent Cuckold poster
The Magnificent Cuckold (59 years)

  • Release day: Monday, October 19, 1964
  • Runtime: 119 minutes