Two linen fabric dealers with their shops close to one another, battle against each other for more and more costumers. Umberto constantly loses clients because of the tough competition brought by Leone, who offers the best prices in the neighborhood. But they leave differences aside when the rise of Fascism places Anti-Semitic politics which rigidly control business like the one conducted by the Jewish Leone, and those new regulations are viewed by Umberto as completely unfair. The long rivalry soon becomes a great friendship.
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Diego Abatantuono as Umberto Melchiorri
Sergio Castellitto as Leone Della Rocca
Gérard Depardieu as Angelo Melchiorri
Antonella Attili as Giuditta Della Rocca
Claudio Bigagli as Commissario Collegiani
Sandra Collodel as Chiaretta, cameriera di casa Della Rocca
Augusto Fornari as Zio Peppino
Elio Germano as Paolo Della Rocca
Sabrina Impacciatore as Matilde
Eliana Miglio as Profumiera Di Veroli
Rolando Ravello as Ignazietto Paspinelli
Gioia Spaziani as Susanna Della Rocca
Anita Zagaria as Margherita Melchiorri
Simone Ascani as Lele Della Rocca
Walter Dragonetti as Pietruccio Melchiorri / Narratore
Federica Bonavolontà as Crispina, cameriera di casa Melchiorri
Emanuele Cerman as Sposino
Giorgio Colangeli as Vinaio Boccioni
Bruno Cariello as Profumiere Di Veroli
Mauro Cremonini as
Romina De Cicco as
Fausto Ennio Di Cesare as Maestro pianoforte
Ivonne Ekman as Susanna Della Rocca
Paola Giannetti as Portiera
Marina Giordana as
Carlo Molfese as Proprietario stabile
Giuliano Persico as
Emanuele Salce as Agente Tramontana
Jean-Claude Brialy as Mattia Della Rocca
Claude Rich as Conte Treuberg
Pasquale Esposito as (uncredited)
Fabio Ferrari as (uncredited)
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