Film

Traffic Jam

1979 · 2h 1m · Drama · Comedy

IMDb

6.9

A tremendous congestion hits the Rome highway ring. The biggest traffic jam ever seen lasts more than 36 hours. At the beginning the people blocked in their cars react normally. But as more time passes, the more we witness personal dramas, hysteric reactions and other grotesque situations. All the episodes are linked as if in a single plot. Cars and their hosts are a microcosm of stories part of a larger universe: the congestion.

Alberto Sordi

Dr. De Benedetti

Annie Girardot

Irène

Fernando Rey

Carlo

Patrick Dewaere

Mara's Lover

Ángela Molina

Martina

Harry Baer

Mario

Marcello Mastroianni

Marco Montefoschi

Stefania Sandrelli

Teresa

Ugo Tognazzi

Professor

Miou-Miou

Angela

Gérard Depardieu

Franco

Orazio Orlando

Ferreri

Giovannella Grifeo

Germana Gargiulo

Lino Murolo

Germana's Father

Ciccio Ingrassia

Sick Man in Ambulance

Francisco Algora

Ambulance Driver

• Luigi ComenciniDirector · Story · Screenplay
• Ruggero MaccariScreenplay
• Bernardino ZapponiScreenplay
• Anna Maria ClementelliProducer
• Silvio ClementelliProducer
• Ennio GuarnieriDirector of Photography
• Fiorenzo CarpiOriginal Music Composer
• Nino BaragliEditor

Release date

January 12, 1979

Status

Released

Original language

Italian

Runtime

2h 1m

Rated

16

Genres

Drama, Comedy

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