A Day in Court
| Un giorno in pretura | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Steno |
| Written by | Sandro Continenza Lucio Fulci Steno |
| Produced by | Gianni Hecht Lucari |
| Starring | Peppino De Filippo, Silvana Pampanini, Alberto Sordi |
| Cinematography | Marco Scarpelli |
| Edited by | Giuliana Attenni |
| Music by | Armando Trovajoli |
Release date |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Un giorno in pretura is a 1954 Italian comedy film directed by Steno. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.[1]
Plot
An Italian court in Rome during the Fifties. All kinds of illegalities are brought to trial in front of Judge Lo Russo, well known for his inflexibility and severity in the administration of justice. Slowly he begins however to sympathize with the accused.
Alberto Sordi plays the role of Nando Moriconi, a Roman bully fascinated with America, who ends up in court being accused of public indecency after having his clothes stolen during a bath in Ciociaria.
Cast
- Peppino De Filippo as Judge Salomone Lorusso
- Silvana Pampanini as Luisa
- Alberto Sordi as Nando Moriconi
- Sophia Loren as Anna
- Tania Weber as Elena (as Tanja Weber)
- Leopoldo Trieste as Leopoldo
- Walter Chiari as Don Michele
- Armenia Balducci as The fiancée
- Virgilio Riento as Virgilio
- Giulio Calì as Augusto Mencacci
- Turi Pandolfini as Il cancelliere
- Vincenzo Talarico as Avvocato difensore
- Ubaldo Lay as Il fidanzato di Anna (as Ubaldo Laj)
- Amalia Pellegrini as Vecchia signora
- Cesare Bettarini as Avv. Tonnara
- Maurizio Arena as Lorenzo
References
- ^ "Italian Comedy - The State of Things". labiennale.org. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
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