The Boom 1963

6.8 / 10   54 vote(s)
Comedy

Sweet-sour comedy on Italy's 1950s rage to get rich as fast as possible! The businessman wants to satisfy his wife's craving for luxury and a "respectable life" so he becomes heavily indebted. In desperation he agrees to sell a precious part of his body for a large sum of money. But just before the crucial operation he panics...

Release Date 1963-09-24
Runtime 1h 29m
Directors Vittorio De Sica, Armando Nannuzzi, Luisa Alessandri, Beppe Menegatti
Producers Dino De Laurentiis, Alfredo De Laurentiis
Writers Cesare Zavattini, Cesare Zavattini