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The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life is a italien film of genre Drama directed by Ettore Scola with Alberto Sordi
The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life (1972)
La Più bella serata della mia vita
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Add to a movie listLa più bella serata della mia vita (internationally released as The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life and The Most Exciting Evening in My Life) is a 1972 Italian comedy drama film directed by Ettore Scola. It is based on the novel A Dangerous Game by Friedrich Dürrenmatt. The film was coproduced with France where it was released as La Plus Belle Soirée de ma vie.
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Lors d'un court « séjour en Suisse pour affaires », le dottor Rossi (en fait un patron-voyou et escroc italien qui vient déposer des fonds en Suisse) est attiré par une superbe jeune femme à motocyclette sur des routes escarpées en montagne. Sa Maserati tombe en panne. Il rentre dans le château d'un comte âgé, ancien magistrat, pour téléphoner. Le comte propose au docteur Rossi de passer la soirée avec lui et trois amis (deux ex-magistrats et un greffier) et de participer à un jeu de rôle. Le jeu consistera à faire le procès de Rossi, et sa vie sera passée au crible…Actors
Alberto Sordi
(Alfredo Rossi)
Michel Simon
(Attorney Zorn)
Janet Ågren
(Simonetta)
Charles Vanel
(Il Presidente)
Claude Dauphin
(Cancelliere Bouisson)
Pierre Brasseur
(La Brunetière)
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