Rent The Magnificent Cuckold (1964)
3.5 of 5 from 45 ratings
2h 4min
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- Synopsis:
A happily married businessman (Ugo Tognazzi, Weak Spot) succumbs to the advances of one of his less square, more open-minded female friends. His eyes now open to the rampant adultery among his high-society acquaintances, he is amazed at the ease with which they lie to their loved ones. Soon, he begins to suspect his loving wife (Claudia Cardinale, Girl with a Suitcase) of infidelity - even as she guesses nothing of his own extramarital affair. Antonio Pietrangeli's luscious adaptation of Fernand Crommelynck's tale of obsession and delusion skewers the changing mores and tenacious prejudices of 1960s Italian society with style. As the troubled husband's paranoia takes him ever further away from reality, his fantasies come to life in sumptuous dream sequences, each one a dashing tribute to the radiant charm of Claudia Cardinale. - Actors:
- Claudia Cardinale, Ugo Tognazzi, Bernard Blier, Michèle Girardon, Paul Guers, Philippe Nicaud, Gian Maria Volontè, Susy Andersen, José Luis de Vilallonga, Ester Carloni, Edda Ferronao, Elvira Tonelli, Antonio Gerini, Liliana Salvioni, Anna María Aveta, Ernesto Azzalini, Olindo De Turres, Silvio Piergentili, Salvo Randone, Laura Antonelli
- Directors:
- Antonio Pietrangeli
- Producers:
- Henryk Chroscicki, Alfonso Sansone
- Writers:
- Fernand Crommelynck, Diego Fabbri, Ruggero Maccari, Ettore Scola, Stefano Strucchi
- Aka:
- Il magnifico cornuto
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy, Drama
- Countries:
- Italy
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 17/08/2026
- Run Time:
- 124 minutes
- Languages:
- Italian LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- New interview with Italian film expert Richard Dyer (2026)
- New visual essay by Italian cinema professor Rémi Fournier Lanzoni (2026)
- Alternative colour sequences