A penniless young man who lives by expedients is instructed by his director to accompany the daughter of an accountant of the company he owns. The young man takes the opportunity to pretend to be very rich in the naive girl and takes her...
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| Vittorio De Sica | ... |
Leo
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| María Mercader | ... |
Matilde Moscapelli detta 'Titi'
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| Paolo Stoppa | ... |
Oreste - Il socio di Leo
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| Luigi Almirante | ... |
Ladislao Moscapelli
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| Guglielmo Barnabò | ... |
Posci - Il direttore dei 'Magazini Tuns'
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Vittorina Benvenuti | ... |
Margherita Moscapelli
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| Nerio Bernardi | ... |
Il direttore del 'Ragno d'Oro'
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Dina Romano | ... |
Beatrice, la domestica
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Aldo De Franchi | ... |
Bernardo - Il spasimanto di Titi
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Leone Papa | ... |
Il signor Tuns
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Mario Siletti | ... |
Il cameriere del 'Ragno d'Oro'
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Franco Grani |
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Aristide Catoni | ... |
Posci's Colleague (uncredited)
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Aristide Garbini | ... |
Il signor Fiocchi (uncredited)
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Luigi Garrone | ... |
L'uomo che affita lo smoking (uncredited)
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Walter Grant | ... |
Il vecchio signor Tuns (uncredited)
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Lina Marengo | ... |
La baronessa (uncredited)
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Mario Oppedisano | ... |
Un giornalista (uncredited)
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| Pietro Tordi | ... |
Il macchinista elettricista (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Vittorio Cottafavi | ||
Written by
| Ugo Betti | ... | (play) & |
| Vittorio De Sica | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Margherita Maglione | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Vittorio Cottafavi | ... | (screenplay) & |
| P. Salviucci | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Cesare Zavattini | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Adolfo Franci | ... | (screenplay) |
| Ugo Betti | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Michele Macchia | ... | producer (uncredited) |
| Alfonso Ruo | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Raffaele Gervasio | ||
Cinematography by
| Carlo Nebiolo | ||
Editing by
| Mario Serandrei | ||
Production Design by
| Ottavio Scotti | ||
Set Decoration by
| Cesare Pavani | ... | (as Cesare Pavan) |
Production Management
| Franco Serino | ... | production supervisor (as Francesco Serino) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Piero Caserini | ... | assistant director |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Salvatore D'Urso | ... | assistant camera |
| Carlo Nebiolo | ... | camera operator |
Music Department
| Mario Carta | ... | conductor: song "L'alfabeto dell'amore" |
| Fernando Previtali | ... | conductor: Orchestra Sinfonica dell'EIAR (as M° F. Previtali) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Wanda Rummo | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Giorgio Capecchi | ... | voice dubbing: Nerio Bernardi |
| Virginia Genesi Cufaro | ... | laboratories owner |
| Amilcare Pettinelli | ... | voice dubbing: Leone Papa |
| Aroldo Tieri | ... | voice dubbing: Aldo De Franchi |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Ente Nazionale Industrie Cinematografiche (ENIC) (1943) (Italy) (theatrical)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Orchestra Sinfonica dell'EIAR (orchestra)
Storyline
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A penniless young man who lives by expedients is instructed by his director to accompany the daughter of an accountant of the company he owns. The young man takes the opportunity to pretend to be very rich in the naive girl and takes her to a luxury establishment, creating, thanks to her inventor's imagination, an authentic dreamlike atmosphere. |
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| Budget | ITL600,000 (estimated) |
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| Soundtracks | L'alfabeto dell'amore See more » |