Sep 02, 1963
85 min
Full-HD

The Basilisks (1963)

Francesco, Sergio, and Antonio, three young men in a small, poverty-stricken village, lead uneventful lives. As all three are unemployed, they pass time roaming the streets and chasing girls. One day, Antonio's aunt asks him to stay with her and his cousins in Rome. He accepts and enrolls at a university, leaving his two friends behind to envy him for his new upscale lifestyle. But eventually Antonio returns, initially just for a day. Though he boasts about his life, he never returns to Rome and instead opts for his friends and the place he grew up, despite all its shortcomings.

Category

Drama Comedy

Country

Italy

Companies

Galatea Film 22 Dicembre

Stefano Satta Flores

Francesco

Antonio Petruzzi

Antonio

Rosanna Santoro

Anna

Sergio Ferranino

Sergio

Luigi Barbieri

Antonio's Father

Flora Carabella

Luciana Bonfanti

Mimma Quirico

Aunt Maria

Enzo Di Vecchia

Friend

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