''Slalom'' is a 1965 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

Luciano Salce Luciano Salce (25 September 1922 – 17 December 1989) was an Italian film director, comedian, tv host, producer, actor and lyricist. His 1962 film ''Le pillole di Ercole'' was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Ven ...

and starring

Vittorio Gassman Vittorio Gassman (; born Gassmann; 1 September 1922 – 29 June 2000), popularly known as , was an Italian actor, director and screenwriter. He is considered one of the greatest Italian actors, whose career includes both important productions ...

Plot

Lucio and Riccardo, a pair of married pals, take their wives on a ski vacation in

Sestriere Sestriere (/se'strjɛre/) ( oc, Sestrieras, pms, Ël Sestrier, french: Sestrières) is a ski resort in Piedmont, Italy, a ''comune'' (municipality) of the Metropolitan City of Turin. It is situated in Val Susa, from the French border. Its name ...

but get distracted by the beautiful and seductive Nadia and Helen, who lure them into unexpected adventure and danger where Lucio is forced to go to Egypt with another passport and identity.

Cast

as Lucio Ridolfi *

Adolfo Celi Adolfo Celi (; 27 July 1922 – 19 February 1986) was an Italian film actor and director. Born in Curcuraci, Messina, Sicily, Celi appeared in nearly 100 films, specialising in international villains. Although a prominent actor in Italian ...

as Riccardo *

Daniela Bianchi Daniela Bianchi (born 31 January 1942) is an Italian actress, best known for her role of Bond girl Tatiana Romanova in the 1963 movie '' From Russia with Love''. She played a Soviet cipher clerk sent to entrap agent 007, James Bond. Bianchi's fa ...

as Nadia *

Beba Lončar Desanka "Beba" Lončar (Serbian Cyrillic: Десанка „Беба“ Лончар; born 28 April 1943) is a former Yugoslav film actress. She appeared in 52 films between 1960 and 1982. She was born in Belgrade, Serbia. Known for her film car ...

as Helen * Lobna Abdel Aziz as Fahra, Egyptian flight attendant (as Loubna A.Aziz) *

Emma Danieli Emma Danieli (born Emma Fretta; 14 October 1936 – 21 June 1998) was an Italian actress and television personality. Life and career Born in Curtatone, Mantua, Danieli started her career at very young age as an actress of commercials. After win ...

as Hilde, Lucio's wife *

Corrado Olmi Corrado Olmi (24 October 1926 – 29 December 2020)
w ...

as Italian Consulat Official *

Bob Oliver Robert Lee Oliver (February 8, 1943 – April 19, 2020) was an American professional baseball first baseman and outfielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1965), Kansas City Royals (1969–72), Califo ...

as George *

Nagwa Fouad Nagwa Fouad ( arz, نجوى فؤاد, Arabic: ; born Awatef Mohamed Agami ( arz, عواطف محمد) on 17 January 1939) is an Egyptian belly dancer and actress. She has appeared in around fifty Egyptian films. Family Nagwa was born as Awatef ...

as Nabila *

Isabella Biagini Isabella Biagini, born Concetta Biagini, (8 December 1940 – 14 April 2018) was an Italian actress and showgirl. Life and career Biagini was born in Rome on 8 December 1940. She debuted in childhood as a radio actress and advertising model. ...

as Simonetta, Riccardo's wife *

Piero Vida Piero Vida (5 August 1938 – 1987) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 52 films between 1959 and 1987. He was born in Venice, Italy and died in Rome, Italy. Partial filmography * ''Il raccomandato di ferro'' (1959) * '' Katarsis'' ...

as The Murderer

References

External links

* 1965 films 1965 comedy films 1960s Italian-language films Films directed by Luciano Salce Commedia all'italiana Films scored by Ennio Morricone 1960s Italian films {{1960s-Italy-comedy-film-stub