Watch Conversation Piece (1974) Official Trailer
A tangled web of bizarre mystery
7.3 / 10 IMDb December 20, 1974 2h 1m
A retired professor of American origin lives a solitary life in a luxurious palazzo in Rome. He is confronted by a vulgar Italian marchesa and her lover, her daughter and her daughter's boyfriend, and forced to rent to them an apartment on the upper floor of his palazzo. From this point on his quiet routine is turned into chaos by his tenants' machinations, and everybody's life takes an unexpected but inevitable turn.
Director
Runtime
2h 1m
Release Date
December 20, 1974
Genre
Drama, Romance
Status
Released
Languages
Italian
Country
France, Italy
Producers
Cast
Burt Lancaster
as Professor
Silvana Mangano
as Marquess Bianca Brumonti
Helmut Berger
as Konrad Huebel
Claudia Marsani
as Lietta Brumonti
Stefano Patrizi
as Stefano
Elvira Cortese
as Erminia
Philippe Hersent
as Doorman
Guy Tréjan
as Art Dealer
Jean-Pierre Zola
as Blanchard
Umberto Raho
as Police Inspector Bernai
Enzo Fiermonte
as Police Inspector
Romolo Valli
as Michelli
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George Clatot
Valentino Macchi
Vittorio Fanfoni
Lorenzo Piani
Margherita Horowitz
as Maid
Claudia Cardinale
as Professor's Wife (uncredited)
Dominique Sanda
as Professor's Mother (uncredited)
Production Companies
Gaumont International
Rusconi Film
Conversation Piece Official Trailer 1974
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