Directed by:
Vittorio De SicaScreenplay:
Cesare ZavattiniCinematography:
Carlo MontuoriComposer:
Alessandro CicogniniCast:
Silvana Mangano, Sophia Loren, Eduardo De Filippo, Paolo Stoppa, Totò, Lianella Carell, Vittorio De Sica, Gigi Reder, Tina Pica, Erno Crisa, Tecla Scarano (more)Plots(1)
The film comprises five episodes that capture the essence of Neapolitanism. In Il Guappo, Totò hopes to have finally freed himself from a bully who has been living in his house for ten years. In Pizze a credito, Sophia Loren is a beautiful pizza maker determined to cheat on her husband. In I giocatori, Vittorio De Sica is an impoverished nobleman and gambling addict who is reduced playing cards with the janitor’s son. In Teresa, Silvana Mangano is a prostitute from the Castelli Romani whom a handsome and rich young suitor wants to marry. In Il professore, Eduardo De Filippo spreads wisdom, but above all he is a master in the art of raspberry, and uses it to mock the snooty neighbourhood aristocrat. (Venice International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Silvana Mangano
Italy
Best movies:
Conversation Piece (1974)
Ludwig: The Mad King of Bavaria (1973)
The Great War (1959)
Sophia Loren
Italy
Best movies:
A Special Day (1977)
Two Women (1960)
Sophia Loren: Her Own Story (1980) (TV movie)
Eduardo De Filippo
Italy
Best movies:
Villa Borghese (1953)
Everybody Go Home (1960)
The Seven Deadly Sins (1952)
Paolo Stoppa
Italy
Best movies:
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
The Count of Monte Cristo (1954)
Rocco and His Brothers (1960)
Totò
Italy
Best movies:
Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958)
Miseria e nobiltà (1954)
The Gold of Naples (1954)
Lianella Carell
Italy
Best movies:
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
The Gold of Naples (1954)
Vittorio De Sica
Italy
Best movies:
Like Father, Like Son (1957)
Il Generale Della Rovere (1959)
Villa Borghese (1953)
Gigi Reder
Italy
Best movies:
Fantozzi Against the Wind (1980)
Bread, Love and Dreams (1953)
Bread, Love and Jealousy (1954)
Tina Pica
Italy
Best movies:
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Bread, Love and Dreams (1953)
Bread, Love and Jealousy (1954)
Erno Crisa
Tunisia
Best movies:
Blazing Sun (1960)
The Gold of Naples (1954)
Sugar Colt (1966)
Tecla Scarano
Italy
Best movies:
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (1963)
Una questione d'onore (1966)
Beautiful (1951)
Alberto Farnese
Italy
Best movies:
Rome 11:00 (1952)
Big Guns (1973)
The Gold of Naples (1954)
Nino Vingelli
Italy
Best movies:
Blazing Sun (1960)
The Professor (1986)
The Sucker (1965)
Mario Passante
Italy
Best movies:
The Road (1954)
Nights of Cabiria (1957)
Villa Borghese (1953)
Giacomo Furia
Italy
Best movies:
Pensione Edelweiss (1958)
Too Bad She's Bad (1954)
Le Coucou (1980)