I'm the Hero
Appearance
(Redirected from L' eroe sono io)
I'm the Hero | |
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Directed by | Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia |
Written by | Agenore Incrocci Furio Scarpelli |
Produced by | Domenico Forges Davanzati |
Starring | Renato Rascel Delia Scala Marisa Merlini |
Cinematography | Marco Scarpelli |
Edited by | Mario Serandrei |
Music by | Renzo Rossellini |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Lux Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
I'm the Hero (Italian: L' eroe sono io) is a 1952 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia and starring Renato Rascel, Delia Scala and Marisa Merlini.[1] [2] It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alberto Tavazzi.
Synopsis
[edit]Righetto falls in love with Silvia, who mistakenly believes him to be a photo novel star. When she discovers the truth she leaves him. However he becomes a hero by rescuing her from a gang of criminals.
Cast
[edit]- Renato Rascel as Righetto
- Delia Scala as Silvia
- Andrea Checchi as Busatti
- Achille Togliani as Bob D'Alba
- Marisa Merlini as Lucille
- Francesco Golisano as Giuseppe
- Enzo Biliotti as De Santis
- Pasquale Fasciano as Tony Flanaghan
- Arturo Bragaglia as Medico condotto
- Gildo Bocci as Proprietario carrettino gelati
- Peppino De Martino as Er Pirata
- Gianni Baghino as Osvaldo, lo scassinatore
Reception
[edit]An Italian review of the time states that ”This is a comedy that does not often provoke hilarity in the audience."[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Stewart p.607
- ^ Chiti & Poppi p.142
- ^ L'EROE SONO IO (in Italian), retrieved 2023-04-18
Bibliography
[edit]- Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. Dizionario del cinema italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959. Gremese Editore, 1991.
- Stewart, John. Italian Film: A Who's Who. McFarland, 1994.
External links
[edit]- I'm the Hero at IMDb
Categories:
- 1952 films
- 1950s Italian-language films
- Italian comedy films
- Films directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia
- 1952 comedy films
- Films set in Rome
- Films scored by Renzo Rossellini
- Italian black-and-white films
- 1950s Italian films
- Lux Film films
- Films shot at Cinecittà Studios
- Italian-language comedy films
- 1950s Italian comedy film stubs