The Inheritance

– Rome, 1880. Gregorio Ferramonti (Anthony Quinn) has decided to close his bakery, the family business..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.50 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours
Release Year:
1976
Original Name:
L'eredità Ferramonti
The Inheritance (1976) - Also known as L'eredità Ferramonti

Rome, 1880. Gregorio Ferramonti (Anthony Quinn) has decided to close his bakery, the family business. Then he tells his sons Pippo (Gigi Proietti), Mario (Fabio Testi) and Teta that they will have to fend for themselves. But Irene (Dominique Sanda), the wife of Pippo, a beautiful, calculating and ambitious young woman, wants to take over the inheritance. Acting on intelligence, weighing every step and its consequences, she manages to convince the brothers that they must prevent at all costs that his father falls in love again to avoid the risk of losing their inheritance.

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The Inheritance (1976) - Trailer

Release Date:

12 Aug 1976

Language:

Italian

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Mauro Bolognini

Writer:

Gaetano Carlo Chelli (novel), Ugo Pirro (screenplay), Sergio Bazzini (screenplay), Roberto Bigazzi (consultant)

Main Actors:

Anthony Quinn, Fabio Testi, Dominique Sanda, Gigi Proietti

Plot:

Quinn plays a retired bakery tycoon, alienated from his two sons and jealously guarding his vast wealth... until a cunning young beauty (Sanda) enters the picture, marries one son, seduces the other, then carefully moves in to capture both father and fortune.

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Production:

Simitar

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.5/10