''The Death of Mario Ricci'' (french: La mort de Mario Ricci) is a 1983 Swiss-French

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directed by

Claude Goretta Claude Goretta (23 June 1929 – 20 February 2019) was a Swiss television producer and film director. Life and Career His 1973 film '' L'Invitation'' was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. His 1981 film '' La pr ...

. It was entered into the

1983 Cannes Film Festival The 36th Cannes Film Festival was held from 7 to 19 May 1983. The Palme d'Or went to the '' Narayama Bushiko'' by Shōhei Imamura. In 1983, the new building for the main events of the festival, the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès, was inaug ...

where

Gian Maria Volonté Gian Maria Volonté (9 April 1933 – 6 December 1994) was an Italian actor, including roles in four Spaghetti Western films: Ramón Rojo in Sergio Leone's ''A Fistful of Dollars'' (1964) and El Indio in Leone's '' For a Few Dollars More'' ( ...

won the award for Best Actor.

Cast

- Bernard Fontana *

Magali Noël Magali Noëlle Guiffray (27 June 1931 – 23 June 2015), better known as Magali Noël, was a French actress and singer. Biography Actress career Born in İzmir to French parents in the diplomatic service, she left Turkey for France in 1951, a ...

- Solange *

Heinz Bennent Heinz Bennent (18 July 1921 – 12 October 2011) was a German actor. Biography Bennent was born in Stolberg, and served in the Luftwaffe during World War II. His career began after the end of World War II in Göttingen. He moved to Switzerland ...

- Henri Kremer *

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- Cathy Burns *

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- Didier Meylan *

Michel Robin Michel Robin (13 November 1930 – 18 November 2020) was a French film, stage, and television actor. A Sociétaires of the Comédie-Française, sociétaire of the Comédie-Française since 1996, he also appeared in 120 films from 1966 to 201 ...

- Fernand Blondel *

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- Stephane Coutaz * Claudio Caramaschi - Giuseppe Cardetti *

Roger Jendly Roger Jendly (born 8 March 1938) is a Swiss actor. He has appeared in 65 films and television shows since 1972. He starred in the film '' C'est pas tout à fait la vie dont j'avais rêvé'', which was screened out of competition at the 2005 Canne ...

- Francis *

Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu (2 July 1949 – 27 December 2010) was a French actor. Biography Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu studied theater and film at the Sorbonne Paris III and began his career in film at the age of 25 by making appearances with accl ...

- Jacky Vermot *

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- Armand Barbezat *

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- Otto Schmidhauser * Marblum Jequier - Odette Simonet * Jean-Claude Perrin - Edgar Simonet * André Schmidt - Maurice Coutaz

References

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* 1983 films Swiss drama films French drama films 1980s French-language films 1983 drama films Films about journalists Films directed by Claude Goretta Films set in Switzerland French-language Swiss films 1980s French films {{Switzerland-film-stub