Eye of the Cat (1975 film)

Eye of the Cat is a 1975 Italian comedy film written and directed by Alberto Bevilacqua.

Cast

Nino Manfredi as Marcello Ferrari
Mariangela Melato as Giulia
Eli Wallach as Cesare
Enzo Cannavale as Lolo
Francisco Rabal as the priest
Mario Scaccia as Salomone
Adriana Innocenti as Jolanda
Franco Scandurra as the Butler
Ettore Manni as Cesare's friend
Erika Blanc as Margot
Cristina Gajoni as a prostitute
Loredana Bertè as a prostitute

Plot

Ras is a ruler or dictator who covets another man's wife as his own. He gets what he wants, but Ras wants more: in this case, to humiliate Marcello, a dedicated musician whose life he has already ruined by leaving his cat and taking his wife. He forces Marcello to seek an annulment to his marriage through the Vatican. Ras gets everything, but Marcello's wife, Giulia, and Marcello have other ideas.

Awards

1976 - Best Screenplay