A Dog’s Life

Tragicomedy telling of the trials and tribulations of a troupe of variety show artists.

Release Date

September 30, 1950

Runtime

106 min

Genres

Comedy , Drama

Directed by

Mario Monicelli, Steno, Ines Bruschi, Silvio Clementelli

Screenplay by

Sergio Amidei, Aldo Fabrizi, Ruggero Maccari, Fulvio Palmieri, Vittorio Nino Novarese, Mario Monicelli, Steno

Story by

Mario Monicelli, Steno

Language

Italian

Budget

Revenue

Status

Released

Cast

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Aldo Fabrizi

Nino Martoni

Gina Lollobrigida

Margherita 'Rita Buton'

Delia Scala

Vera

Marcello Mastroianni

Carlo Danesi, fidanzato di Franca

Nyta Dover

Tamara Lees

Enzo Furlai

Enzo Maggio

Eduardo Passarelli

Cast15 cast members

Aldo Fabrizi

Nino Martoni

Gina Lollobrigida

Margherita 'Rita Buton'

Delia Scala

Vera

Marcello Mastroianni

Carlo Danesi, fidanzato di Franca

Nyta Dover

Lucy d'Astrid

Tamara Lees

Franca

Giovanni Barrella

L'impresario

Bruno Corelli

Dedè Moreno, il primo ballerino

Enzo Furlai

Boselli

Enzo Maggio

Gigetto

Michele Malaspina

Il commendatore Cantelli

Pasquale Misiano

Eduardo Passarelli

Mario Russo

Jubal Schembri

Crew22 crew members

Mario Bonotti

Editor

Mario Monicelli

Director, Story, Screenplay

Steno

Director, Story, Screenplay

Carlo Ponti

Producer

Nino Rota

Original Music Composer

Mario Bava

Director of Photography

Flavio Mogherini

Production Design, Costume Design

Bruno Todini

Sergio Amidei

Aldo Fabrizi

Ruggero Maccari

Fulvio Palmieri

Vittorio Nino Novarese

Nicolò Pomilia

Pasquale Misiano

Corrado Bartoloni

Ines Bruschi

Giuseppe Annunziata

Kurt Doubrowsky

Aldo Calpini

Silvio Clementelli

First Assistant Director

Clemente Fracassi

Executive Producer