The Boom

Directed by Vittorio De Sica

With Alberto Sordi, Gianna Maria Canale, Ettore Geri, Elena Nicolai and Mariolina Bovo

Sweet-sour comedy on Italy's 1950s rage to get rich as fast as possible! The businessman wants to satisfy his wife's craving for luxury and a "respectable life" so he becomes heavily indebted. In desperation he agrees to sell a precious part of his body for a large sum of money. But just before the crucial operation he panics...