What? (1972)
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- R
- 1h 54min
- Comedy
- 03 Oct 1973 (USA)
- Movie
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Cast verified as complete
Marcello Mastroianni | ... |
Alex
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Sydne Rome | ... |
Nancy
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Hugh Griffith | ... |
Joseph Noblart
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Romolo Valli | ... |
Giovanni
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Guido Alberti | ... |
Priest
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Henning Schlüter | ... |
Catone
(as Henning Schlueter)
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Gianfranco Piacentini | ... |
Tony
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Christiane Barry | ... |
Dresser
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Dieter Hallervorden | ... |
German #2
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Elisabeth Witte | ... |
Nurse
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Mogens von Gadow | ... |
German #1
(as Mogen von Gadow)
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Carlo Delle Piane | ... |
Young Oaf #1 in Car
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Luigi Bonos | ... |
Painter
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Livio Galassi |
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Carla Mancini |
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Nerina Montagnani | ... |
Chambermaid
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Mario Bussolino | ... |
Young Oaf #2 in Car
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Franco Pesce | ... |
Renzo
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Pietro Tordi | ... |
Caretaker
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Alvaro Vitali | ... |
Cross-Eyed Painter
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Cicely Browne | ... |
Ruth (uncredited)
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John Karlsen | ... |
Man-Servant Edward (uncredited)
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Renate Langer | ... |
Naked Girl with Hat (uncredited)
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Richard McNamara | ... |
Charlie (uncredited)
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Roger Middleton | ... |
Jimmy (uncredited)
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Birgitta Nilsson | ... |
Naked girl (uncredited)
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Roman Polanski | ... |
Mosquito (uncredited)
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Directed by
Roman Polanski |
Written by
Gérard Brach | ... | () |
Roman Polanski | ... | () |
Produced by
Andrew Braunsberg | ... | line producer |
Hans Brockmann | ... | line producer |
Dieter Geissler | ... | co-producer |
Carlo Ponti | ... | producer |
Music by
Claudio Gizzi |
Cinematography by
Marcello Gatti | ... | (photography) |
Giuseppe Ruzzolini |
Editing by
Alastair McIntyre |
Production Design by
Aurelio Crugnola |
Art Direction by
Franco Fumagalli |
Costume Design by
Adriana Berselli |
Makeup Department
Giuseppe Banchelli | ... | makeup artist |
Amalia Paoletti | ... | hair stylist |
Production Management
Mara Blasetti | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Hercules Bellville | ... | second unit director |
Tony Brandt | ... | assistant director |
Andreas Nasielski | ... | assistant director |
Cathleen Summers | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Maria-Teresa Barbasso | ... | draftswoman |
Jean-Michel Folon | ... | poster designer: France (uncredited) |
Italo Tomassi | ... | set designer (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Bernard Bats | ... | sound mixer |
Piero Fondi | ... | sound |
Peter Keen | ... | sound editor |
Fausto Ancillai | ... | re-recording mixer (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Raffaele Marino | ... | gaffer (as Raf Marino) |
Otello Spila | ... | camera operator |
Music Department
Claudio Gizzi | ... | arranger: classical music |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | ... | composer: additional music |
Franz Schubert | ... | composer: additional music |
Ludwig van Beethoven | ... | composer: additional music |
Script and Continuity Department
Elvira D'Amico | ... | continuity |
Additional Crew
Joseph E. Levine | ... | presenter |
Carlo Ponti | ... | presenter |
Umberto Sambuco | ... | production assistant |
Paul Bürks | ... | voice dubbing: Romolo Valli (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Compagnia Cinematografica Champion
- Les Films Concordia (co-production)
- Dieter Geissler Filmproduktion (co-production)
Distributors
- Produzioni Atlas Consorziate (P.A.C.) (1972) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Sandrew Film & Teater AB (1973) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- AVCO Embassy Pictures (1973) (United States) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- Concorde Film (1973) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Constantin Film (1973) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Kamras Film Agency (1974) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Transeuropa (1974) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Filmes Castello Lopes (1977) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Motion Picture Marketing (MPM) (1979) (United States) (theatrical) (reissue) (dubbed)
- Surf Film (1985) (Italy)
- Surf Film (1985) (World-wide)
- Trans World Entertainment (TWE) (1986) (United States) (VHS) (dubbed)
- Aquarius TV (2004) (Greece) (DVD)
- Aquarius TV (2004) (Greece) (tv)
- Warner Home Video (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
- Filmax Home Video (2006) (Spain) (DVD)
- Another World Entertainment (2007) (Denmark) (DVD)
- Koch Media (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
- Dotkom Media (2010) (Hungary) (DVD)
- Divisa Home Video (2013) (Spain) (DVD)
- Severin Films (2016) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray)
- Pole Vídeo Comunicações Ltda. (Brazil) (VHS)
- VPS Film-Entertainment GmbH
Special Effects
Other Companies
- The Studios of International Recording (sound recording)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
After escaping from a gang of perverts, innocent and beautiful Nancy, an American hitchhiker, flees to the sun-kissed summer villa of the lascivious elderly millionaire, Joseph Noblart, nestled somewhere in the Amalfi Coast. But, there, too, an endless array of eccentrics awaits the statuesque, blue-eyed beauty. There's Alex, a lecherous former procurer with peculiar tendencies; a German nurse enchanted by the work of Friedrich Nietzsche; a pair of tanned lesbians; a pianist with arthritis, and a stunning nudist girl. What is going on behind the mansion's doors? Written by Nick Riganas |
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Taglines | The kinkiest caper of the year! See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $2,492,528 |
Did You Know?
Trivia | When producer Robert Evans was trying to coax Roman Polanski to direct Chinatown (1974), he found Polanski thoroughly absorbed with this film, to the extent that he had bought a 50% share in it. Evans eventually lured Polanski by saying that whatever "What" made in its opening week, he would pay him as his salary for directing "Chinatown". Polanski readily agreed to this, expecting "What" to do well as he considered it the best thing he had done up to that point. Unluckily for Polanski, "What" only grossed $64 on its first week. See more » |
Goofs | Nancy's hands are well manicured throughout the movie, but quite ordinary during close-ups, when she's supposedly playing the piano. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into Marcello, una vita dolce (2006). See more » |
Soundtracks | String Quartet Death and the Maiden See more » |
Crazy Credits | The opening titles are written in Nancy's diary. See more » |
Quotes |
Alex:
I shot it myself, in Africa. Nancy: A-a tiger in Africa? Are you sure? See more » |