Il Magnifico Cornuto / The Magnificent Cuckold (1964)

This uninhibited Italian comedy was originally titled Il Magnifico Cornuto. Ugo Tognazzi plays a philandering businessman, inordinately proud of his hyperactive libido. Claudia Cardinale is his sexy wife, which makes one wonder why Tognazzi would ever want to stray. Be that as it may, Cardinale decides to take revenge on her roving hubby by launching an affair of her own. The beauty part is that she's almost able to get away with her hanky-panky without her self-absorbed husband ever catching on.

Director: Antonio Pietrangeli
Cast: Claudia Cardinale, Ugo Tognazzi, Bernard Blier, Michиle Girardon, Paul Guers, Philippe Nicaud, Gian Maria Volontи, Susy Andersen, Josй Luis de Villalonga, Ester Carloni, Edda Ferronao, Olindo De Turres, Elvira Tonelli, Antonio Gerini, Liliana Salvioni, Anna Marнa Aveta, Ernesto Azzalini, Silvio Piergentili, Salvo Randone, Lando Buzzanca, Brett Halsey, Jean Claudio, Ettore Mattia, Domenico Ravenna, Alfonso Sansone, Fred Williams




Extras:
- “Il Teatro, La commedia e la critica, dal palcoscenico al cinema” (12 mins) with producer Turi Vasile
- Presentazione
- Cast Artistico
- Cast Tecnico

IMDb

This film is a wonderful comedy. It is very well cast and well acted; both Ugo Tognazzi and Claudia Cardinale are excellent and the film has many fun-filled moments. However, I would not describe and classify this movie as a "light" work. The husband's 'idee fixe' might give the viewers the impression of a silly, obsessive, and paranoid person and (I will admit it) his behaviour does make the audience laugh. He is convinced and determined that his wife is cheating on him –even though she is not being unfaithful. When he looks at her it becomes obvious to him that she is a very attractive woman. And, all the men around her must be dying to be with her. The key issue, however, is (to use a proper term) his "projection". The main reason of his jealousy is his infidelities. If he were in a psychoanalyst's couch talking about his feelings the picture -no pun intended- would have become crystal clear indeed.
~ Ruhi E. Tuzlak