The Boom

(1963)

★ 6.9 IMDb · 65 votes

Genres: Comedy

Year: 1963

Runtime: 88 мин

Country: Italy

Director: Витторио Де Сика

Cast: Alberto Sordi, Gianna Maria Canale, Ettore Geri, Elena Nicolai, Mariolina Bovo, Gloria Cervi, Sandra Verani, Sandro Merli, Maria Grazia Buccella, John Karlsen

Plot

Sweet-sour comedy on Italy's 1950s rage to get rich as fast as possible! The businessman wants to satisfy his wife's craving for luxury and a "respectable life" so he becomes heavily indebted. In desperation he agrees to sell a precious part of his body for a large sum of money. But just before the crucial operation he panics...