The Career of a Chambermaid

Dino Risi
1976-02-06

Italian comedy
4.975
111 min

This slight skewering of the mindset of the Fascist era when Italy’s “White Telephone” films (conservative minded sophisticated comedy-dramas revolving around the bourgeoisie) were in vogue gives Agostina Belli her best role – an ambitious Venetian girl that goes from chambermaid to prostitute to singer to film-star to mistress of ‘Il Duce’! – for which she received a special David Di Donatello award, the Italian equivalent of the Oscar.

Cast

Name Character Team
Agostina Belli Marcella Valmarin alias Alba Doris Unowned
Cochi Ponzoni Roberto Trevisan Unowned
Maurizio Arena Luciani Unowned
William Berger Franz Unowned
Lino Toffolo Gondrano Rossi Unowned
Vittorio Gassman Franco Denza Unowned
Ugo Tognazzi Adelmo Unowned
Paolo Baroni segretario di Marcella Unowned
Renato Pozzetto Bruno Unowned
Alvaro Vitali Mario Unowned
Nora Orlandi Unowned
Franca Stoppi la partigiana Unowned
Carla Terlizzi Unowned
Dino Baldazzi Benito Mussolini Unowned
Eleonora Morana madre di Marcella Unowned
Marcello Fusco Unowned
Laura Trotter Loretta Mari Unowned
Enrico Marciani Bisanti Unowned
Giovanni Brusadori Il partigiano occhialuto Unowned
Edoardo Florio Scandiani Unowned
Monica Fiorentini La cameriera amica di Marcella Unowned
Toni Maestri il padre di Marcella Unowned
Renate Schmidt Unowned
Giacomo Assandri Unowned
West Buchanan Unowned
Attilio Dottesio il partigiano con la barba bianca Unowned
Carla Mancini Le prostitute in divisa da marinaio Unowned
Alberto Postorino il padre di Mario Unowned
Vittorio Zarfati Unowned
Milla Johansson Party guest (uncredited) Unowned