''Crazy Affairs'' ( it, Cose da pazzi) is a 1954 Italian

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by G. W. Pabst. In May 2016, it was shown as part of a retrospective of Pabst's films at the Filmarchiv Austria.

Cast

Aldo Fabrizi Aldo Fabrizi (; born Aldo Fabbrizi; 1 November 1905 – 2 April 1990) was an Italian actor, director, screenwriter and comedian, best known for the role of the heroic priest in Roberto Rossellini's ''Rome, Open City'' and as partner of Totò in ...

as Gnauli *

Carla Del Poggio Carla Del Poggio (2 December 1925 – 14 October 2010) was an Italian cinema, theatre, and television actress. Biography Born Maria Luisa Attanasio in Naples, she was the wife of Italian director Alberto Lattuada for 60 years, from 2 April 1945 ...

as Dalia Rossi *

Enrico Viarisio Enrico Viarisio (3 December 1897 – 1 November 1967) was an Italian theatre and cinema actor. Biography Equipped of a fine and elegant humour, Viarisio was discovered by actress Paola Pezzaglia Paolina Pezzaglia Greco (13 September 1886 &ndas ...

as Professor Ruiz * Enzo Fiermonte as Paolo * Rita Giannuzzi as Silvia *

Lianella Carell Lianella Carell (6 May 1927 – 22 December 2000) was an Italian film actress and screenwriter. She appeared in 18 films between 1948 and 1958. She is perhaps best known for playing Maria Ricci, the wife of the protagonist in the 1948 Vitto ...

as Diomira Guidi * Arturo Bragaglia as The fisherman as a Patient *

Oscar Andriani Oscar Andriani (28 December 1905 – 17 July 1987) was an Italian actor and playwright. He appeared in more than fifty films from 1937 to 1969. Life and career Born in Brescia, Andriani made his stage debut at 17 years old in the theatrical comp ...

as The lunatic who writes a letter * Marco Tulli as The Inventor as a patient * Gianna Baragli as Madwoman playing canasta * Nietta Zocchi as Madwoman playing canasta * Lia Di Leo as The Nurse *

Walter Brandi Walter Bigari better known by his stage name Walter Brandi was an Italian actor. In his book on European exploitation films, Danny Shipka described Brandi as "one of the first de facto stars of Italian horror/exploitation", while noting he was nev ...

as A doctor

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''Cose da pazzi''
at Variety Distribution 1954 films 1954 comedy films 1950s Italian-language films Italian comedy films Italian black-and-white films Films directed by G. W. Pabst Films set in psychiatric hospitals 1950s Italian films {{1950s-Italy-film-stub