The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life

7.2 (62 votes)• 1972• 106m•Released

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A successful businessman whose destiny leads him to a secluded Swiss chalet where his life is put on trial by a group of retired law professionals. The men assemble to analyze Sordi's rise to power and his increasingly immoral behavior as he attained success, and the warped perceptions of right and wrong he has adopted to remain successful.

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Languages: Italian

Director: Ettore Scola

Starring Cast: Alberto Sordi, Charles Vanel, Claude Dauphin, Janet Ågren, Michel Simon, Giuseppe Maffioli

Cast

Alberto Sordi

Alfredo Rossi

Charles Vanel

Il Presidente

Claude Dauphin

Cancelliere Bouisson

Janet Ågren

Simonetta

Michel Simon

Attorney Zorn

Giuseppe Maffioli

Pilet

Pierre Brasseur

La Brunetière

Hans-Jürgen Ballmann

Mechanic

Dieter Ballmann

Mechanic

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