''The Seventh Floor'' ( it, Il fischio al naso) is a 1967 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 and starring
Ugo Tognazzi
Ugo Tognazzi (23 March 1922 – 27 October 1990) was an Italian actor, director, and screenwriter.
Early life
Tognazzi was born in Cremona, in northern Italy but spent his youth in various localities as his father was a travelling clerk fo ...
. It is based on the short story "Sette piani" by
Dino Buzzati
Dino Buzzati-Traverso (; 14 October 1906 – 28 January 1972) was an Italian novelist, short story writer, painter and poet, as well as a journalist for '' Corriere della Sera''. His worldwide fame is mostly due to his novel ''The Tartar St ...
, featured in the 1942 short story collection ''
The Seven Messengers
''The Seven Messengers'' () is a collection of short stories written by Dino Buzzati and published as a book in 1942. It contains nineteen short tales, in which the characters often interact with the presence of the fantastic and/or death
De ...
''.
The film was entered into the
17th Berlin International Film Festival
The 17th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 23 June – 4 July 1967. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Belgian film '' Le départ'' directed by Jerzy Skolimowski.
Jury
The following people were announced as being on the ju ...
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Cast
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Ugo Tognazzi
Ugo Tognazzi (23 March 1922 – 27 October 1990) was an Italian actor, director, and screenwriter.
Early life
Tognazzi was born in Cremona, in northern Italy but spent his youth in various localities as his father was a travelling clerk fo ...
as Giuseppe Inzerna
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Tina Louise
Tina Louise ( Blacker; born February 11, 1934) is an American actress widely known for her role as movie star Ginger Grant in the CBS television situation comedy ''Gilligan's Island''. With the death of Dawn Wells in 2020, Louise became the las ...
as Dr. Immer Mehr
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Olga Villi
Olga Villi (20 January 1922 – 12 August 1989), was an Italian model and actress.
Life and career
Born in Suzzara, Mantua as Olga Villani, Villi began to work, only twelve years old, as a saleswoman and seamstress at the Milanese fashion ...
as Anita, Inzerna wife
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Franca Bettoia
Franca Bettoia (or Bettoja; born 14 May 1936) is an Italian actress.
Life and career
Born in Rome, she made her first film appearance in ''Un palco all'opera ''(1955, by Siro Marcellini). The following year she appeared in ''Los amantes del de ...
as Giovanna, Inzerna's lover
* Alicia Brandet as Gloria, Inzerna daughter
* Gildo Tognazzi as Gerolamo, Inzerna's father
* Alessandro Quasimodo
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Gigi Ballista
Gigi Ballista (1 December 1918 – 2 August 1980) was an Italian film and television actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1961 and 1980.
Life and career
Born in Florence, Ballista graduated in Law, then he started working as a PR consulta ...
as Dr. Claretta
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Riccardo Garrone as Barbiere
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Marco Ferreri
Marco Ferreri (11 May 1928 – 9 May 1997) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and actor, who began his career in the 1950s directing three films in Spain, followed by 24 Italian films before his death in 1997. He is considered one of t ...
as Dr. Salamoia
References
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1967 films
1967 comedy films
Italian comedy films
1960s Italian-language films
Films based on works by Dino Buzzati
Films directed by Ugo Tognazzi
Medical-themed films
Films based on short fiction
1960s Italian films
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