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Crazy Desire

Original title: La voglia matta

“There are 25 years between them... a man too old to go so fast... a girl too young to go so far!”

1962 · 1 h 50 min
Directed by Luciano Salce · Italy · Contemporary European Art Cinema
RomanceComedyDrama

Cast

Ugo Tognazzi Catherine Spaak Béatrice Altariba Gianni Garko Franco Giacobini Fabrizio Capucci

Credits

Written by: Franco Castellano

Plot

A middle-aged businessman meets a band of rowdy youths and is smitten by one, named Francesca.

Sinekatalog’s take

Crazy Desire (1962) is a Italian romance directed by Luciano Salce. It stars Ugo Tognazzi, Catherine Spaak and Béatrice Altariba. It runs 110 minutes. It is listed here for its festival and awards record.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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Ratings

IMDb: 6.8 / 10 (637 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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