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.
Genres:
Diego Abatantuono as Umberto
Sergio Castellitto as Leone
Gérard Depardieu as Professor Angelo
Antonella Attili as Giuditta Della Rocca
Claudio Bigagli as Ispettore polizia
Elio Germano as Paolo
Sabrina Impacciatore as Matilde
Rolando Ravello as Ignazietto
Gioia Spaziani as Susanna Della Rocca
Anita Zagaria as Margherita Melchiorri
Simone Ascani as Lele Della Rocca
Walter Dragonetti as Pietruccio Melchiorri / voce narrante
Jean-Claude Brialy as nonno Mattia Della Rocca
Augusto Fornari as Zio Peppino
Claude Rich as Conte Treuberg
Mauro Cremonini as
Sandra Collodel as cameriera di casa Della Rocca
Eliana Miglio as Signora Di Veroli
Federica Bonavolontà as cameriera di casa Melchiorri
Emanuele Cerman as Sposino
Giorgio Colangeli as Vinaio Boccioni
Bruno Cariello as
Romina de Cicco as
Fausto Ennio Di Cesare as
Ivonne Ekman as
Pasquale Esposito as
Fabio Ferrari as
Paola Giannetti as
Marina Giordana as
Carlo Molfese as
Giuliano Persico as
Emanuele Salce as
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