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Was?

Italien Frankreich BR Deutschland 1972 Spielfilm

What?

During a trip to Italy, the American Nancy meets three Italian men. When they try to rape her, she flees in the middle of the night to a noble villa, which turns out to be inhabited by a bunch of very peculiar, decadent men and women who seem to pass the time mainly with having sex. Nancy watches the bizarre events with astonishment. Finally she meets the old, rich and terminally ill landlord, who would like to have a few wishes fulfilled before his death. 

Credits

Director

  • Roman Polanski

Screenplay

  • Gérard Brach
  • Roman Polanski

Director of photography

  • Marcello Gatti
  • Giuseppe Ruzzolini

Editing

  • Alastair McIntyre

Cast

  • Sydne Rome
    Nancy
  • Marcello Mastroianni
    Alex
  • Hugh Griffith
    Joseph Noblart
  • Romolo Valli
    Giovanni
  • Roman Polanski
    Mosquito
  • Guido Alberti
    Priester Pietro
  • Roger Middleton
    Jimmy
  • Henning Schlüter
    Catone
  • Gianfranco Piacentini
    Tony
  • Christiane Barry
    Doreen

Production company

  • Compagnia Cinematografica Champion S.p.A. (Rom)
  • Les Films Concordia S.r.l. (Paris)
  • Dieter Geissler Filmproduktion GmbH (München)

Producer

  • Carlo Ponti

Alle Credits

Director

  • Roman Polanski

2nd Unit director

  • Hercules Bellville

Assistant director

  • Tony Brandt
  • Andreas Nasielski

Script supervisor

  • Elvira D'Amico

Screenplay

  • Gérard Brach
  • Roman Polanski

Director of photography

  • Marcello Gatti
  • Giuseppe Ruzzolini

Camera operator

  • Otello Spila

Set design

  • Aurelio Crugnola (Szenenbild)
  • Franco Fumagalli

Make-up artist

  • Giuseppe Banchelli

Costume design

  • Adriana Berselli

Hairdresser

  • Amalia Paoletti

Editing

  • Alastair McIntyre

Sound editor

  • Peter Keen

Sound

  • Piero Fondi

Audio mixing

  • Bernard Bats

Arrangement

  • Claudio Gizzi

Source music

  • Franz Schubert (Streichquartett "Der Tod und das Mädchen")
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ("Sonate in F-Dur für vier Hände"; KV 497)
  • Ludwig van Beethoven ("Mondscheinsonate")

Conductor

  • Claudio Gizzi

Cast

  • Sydne Rome
    Nancy
  • Marcello Mastroianni
    Alex
  • Hugh Griffith
    Joseph Noblart
  • Romolo Valli
    Giovanni
  • Roman Polanski
    Mosquito
  • Guido Alberti
    Priester Pietro
  • Roger Middleton
    Jimmy
  • Henning Schlüter
    Catone
  • Gianfranco Piacentini
    Tony
  • Christiane Barry
    Doreen
  • Dieter Hallervorden
    1. Unbekannter
  • Mogens von Gadow
    2. Unbekannter
  • Elisabeth Witte
    Krankenschwester
  • Cicely Browne
    Ruth
  • John Karlsen
    Edward
  • Richard McNamara
    Charlie
  • Brigitta Nilsson
    Unbekleidetes Mädchen
  • Renée Langer
    Unbekleidetes Mädchen mit Hut
  • Pietro Tordi
    Salvatore
  • Nerina Montagnani
    Hausangestellte

Production company

  • Compagnia Cinematografica Champion S.p.A. (Rom)
  • Les Films Concordia S.r.l. (Paris)
  • Dieter Geissler Filmproduktion GmbH (München)

Producer

  • Carlo Ponti

Co-Producer

  • Dieter Geissler

Line producer

  • Andrew Braunsberg
  • Hans Brockmann

Unit production manager

  • Mara Blasetti

Original distributor

  • Constantin Film GmbH (München)

Shoot

    • Juli 1972 - August 1972: Amalfi (Carlo Pontis Villa); Cinecittà Rom
Duration:
3115 m, 114 min
Format:
35mm, 1:2,35
Video/Audio:
Eastmancolor, Ton
Censorship/Age rating:

FSK-Prüfung (DE): 21.12.1972, 45314, ab 16 Jahre / feiertagsfrei

Screening:

Uraufführung (GB): 03.10.1972, Edinburgh, IFF;
Erstaufführung (DE): 25.12.1972;
Kinostart (DE): 09.02.1973;
TV-Erstsendung: 11.01.1991, ARD

Titles

Additional titles
  • Originaltitel (DE) Was?
  • Originaltitel (FR) Quoi?
  • Originaltitel (IT) Che?

Versions

Original

Duration:
3115 m, 114 min
Format:
35mm, 1:2,35
Video/Audio:
Eastmancolor, Ton
Censorship/Age rating:

FSK-Prüfung (DE): 21.12.1972, 45314, ab 16 Jahre / feiertagsfrei

Screening:

Uraufführung (GB): 03.10.1972, Edinburgh, IFF;
Erstaufführung (DE): 25.12.1972;
Kinostart (DE): 09.02.1973;
TV-Erstsendung: 11.01.1991, ARD

Awards

FBW 1973
  • Prädikat: wertvoll
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