The Gold of Naples
| L'Oro di Napoli | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | Vittorio De Sica |
| Written by | Giuseppe Marotta (novel) Vittorio De Sica |
| Produced by | Dino De Laurentiis Marcello Girosi Carlo Ponti |
| Starring | Silvana Mangano Sophia Loren Paolo Stoppa Totò |
| Cinematography | Carlo Montuori |
| Edited by | Eraldo Da Roma |
| Music by | Alessandro Cicognini |
| Distributed by | Ponti-De Laurentiis Cinematografica, Paramount Pictures |
Release date | 11 February 1957 (USA) |
Running time | 131 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
The Gold of Naples (Template:Lang-it [ˈlɔːro di ˈnaːpoli]) is a 1954 Italian anthology film directed by Vittorio De Sica. It was entered into the 1955 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
Plot
The film is a tribute to Naples, where director De Sica spent his first years, this is a collection of 6 Neapolitan episodes: a clown exploited by a hoodlum; an unfaithful pizza seller (Loren) losing her wedding ring; the funeral of a child; the impoverished inveterate gambler Count Prospero B. being reduced to force his doorman's preteen kid to play cards with him (and losing regularly); the unexpected and unusual wedding of Teresa, a prostitute; the exploits of "professor" Ersilio Miccio, a "wisdom seller" who "solves problems".
Cast
Segment Teresa
- Silvana Mangano – Teresa
- Erno Crisa – Don Nicola
Segment Pizze a credito
- Sophia Loren – Sofia
- Paolo Stoppa – Don Peppino, the widower
- Giacomo Furia – Rosario, Sofia's husband
- Alberto Farnese – Alfredo, Sofia's lover
- Tecla Scarano – Don Peppino's friend
Segment Il professore
- Eduardo De Filippo – Don Ersilio Miccio
- Tina Pica – the elderly lady
Segment Il guappo
- Totò – Don Saverio Petrillo
- Lianella Carell – Carolina, Don Saverio's wife
References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Gold of Naples". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
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