Blessed Are the Rich (1972)

7.4/10 95 min Comedy

Overview

Two brothers-in-law, a smuggler and the other traffic policeman, get hold of a large sum of money, destined for illegal exportation to Switzerland, after the courier is killed in a fire fight with the border police. The owners of the money, which occupy an important social position, try in every way to recover it, also leveraging the weakness of the policeman. After the petty betrayal of his brother-in-law, the smuggler decides to keep all the money and flee to Switzerland.

Cast

Paolo Villaggio

Augusto

Lino Toffolo

Geremia

Sylva Koscina

Contessa

Eugene Walter

Sindaco

Enzo Robutti

Direttore di banca

Gigi Ballista

Commendatore

Neda Arnerić

Lucia

Olga Bisera

La moglie del sindaco

Enrica Bonaccorti

Adele, la cameriera

Edda Ferronao

Madre di Lucia

Piero Vida

Prete

Silvio Klein

Un amico (uncredited)

Maurizio Streccioni

Un amico (uncredited)

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