The Bachelor (Italian: Lo scapolo) is a 1955 film directed by Antonio Pietrangeli, starring Alberto Sordi and Nino Manfredi.

It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.

[1] Accountant Paolo Anselmi is a confirmed bachelor who finds himself having to be the best man for a friend's business partner.

Paolo leaves his old apartment to his friend and new wife and moves to a small guesthouse.

Finally he is convinced that Carla Alberini is right for him, and she becomes his companion, despite their initial meetings having always ended in furious fights.