Il mattatore

One of the greatest Italian actors of all time, Vittorio Gassman (Bitter Rice), known as Il Mattatore ‘The Showman’ earns his name from this film and his wonderful performance as an actor with the uncanny ability to mimic regional accents, allowing him to pull off a series of scams. Ingeniously plotted by screenwriters Ettore Scola and Ruggero Maccari, Dino Risi (Lost Soul) directs this classic comedy which was nominated for the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival.

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High-Definition digital transfer

Original uncompressed Italian mono PCM audio

Interview with Andrea Bini, author of Male Anxiety and Psychopathology in Film: Comedy Italian Style

Speaking with Gassman - documentary on the working relationship between Vittorio Gassman and Dino Risi, by Risi’s son Marco (2005)

Love & Larceny - Michel Hazanavicius on Il Mattatore, an appreciation of the film, Gassman and Risi by the director of The Artist (2017)

Trailer

Newly translated optional English subtitles