Originally titled simply Decimo Clandestino, this Lina Wertmuller "miniature" began life as an Italian TV drama. Piera Degli Esposti plays the widowed, impoverished mother of a huge farm family. The woman moves her nine children to Bologna, where their living conditions are deplorable. To avoid a hike in rent, she tells her landlady (Dominique Sanda) that she is living alone. Also known as To Save Nine (a curiously brief English-language title for a Wertmuller film!), IL Decimo Clandestino was expanded from 60 to 90 minutes for its theatrical release.
Camera | Carlo Tafani | Director of Photography |
Writing | Lina Wertmüller | Screenplay |
Directing | Lina Wertmüller | Director |
Production | Carlo Vanzina | Producer |
Production | Enrico Vanzina | Producer |
Writing | Giovanni Guareschi | Novel |
Sound | Pino D'Angiò | Music |
Editing | Pierluigi Leonardi | Editor |