About the film
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The Gold of Naples
Release Date: December 03, 1954
| Year | : | 1954 |
| Slogan | : | «A quartet of Neapolitan tales - four captivating stories - wry, delightful and dramatic with that special humor and temperament and that enduring zest for life that characterizes these volatile people...» |
| Genres | : | Drama, Comedy |
| Production Companies | : | Ponti-De Laurentiis Cinematografica |
| Director | : | Vittorio De Sica |
| Producers | : | Carlo Ponti, Dino De Laurentiis, Marcello Girosi, Roberto Moretti, Nino Misiano, Mario Abussi, Elmo De Sica, Giuseppe Barbaro |
| Writers | : | Vittorio De Sica, Cesare Zavattini, Cesare Zavattini, Giuseppe Marotta, Giuseppe Marotta |
| RunTime | : | 131 mins. |
Tribute to Naples, where director De Sica spent his first years, this is a collection of six Napolitean episodes : a clown exploited by a gangster ; an inconstant pizza seller (Sofia) loosing her husband's ring ; the funeral of a dead child ; the gambler Count Prospero B. defeated by a kid ; the unexpected and unusual wedding of Teresa, a prostitute ; the "professor" Ersilio Micci, a "wisdom seller".
Main Actors
Silvana Mangano
Character : Teresa (segment "Teresa")
Sophia Loren
Character : Sofia (segment "Pizze a credito")
Eduardo De Filippo
Character : Don Ersilio Miccio (segment "Il professore")
Paolo Stoppa
Character : Don Peppino - il vedovo (segment "Pizze a credito")
Erno Crisa
Character : Don Nicola (segment "Teresa")
Totò
Character : Don Saverio Petrillo (segment "Il guappo")
Lianella Carell
Character : Carolina Petrillo (segment "Il guappo")
Giacomo Furia
Character : Rosario - marito di Sofia (segment "Pizze a credito")
Tina Pica
Character : Old woman (segment "Il professore")
Alberto Farnese
Character : Alfredo - l'amante di Sofia (segment "Pizze a credito")
Tecla Scarano
Character : Un amico di Peppino (segment "Pizze a credito")
Pasquale Cennamo
Character : Don Carmine Savarone (segment "Il guappo")
Agostino Salvietti
Character : Gennaro Esposito (segment "Il guappo")
Pasquale Tartaro
Character : Cafiero (segment "Pizze a credito")
Teresa De Vita
Character : La madre (segment "Funeralino")
Vittorio De Sica
Character : Il conte Prospero B. (segment "I giocatori")
Pierino Bilancioni
Character : Il piccolo Gennarino (segment "I giocatori")
Lars Borgström
Character : Federico - the Doorkeeper (segment "I giocatori")
Mario Passante
Character : Giovanni - the Butler (segment "I giocatori")
Ubaldo Maestri
Character : Don Ubaldo (segment "Teresa")
Nino Imparato
Character : Gennaro (segment "Il professore")
Gianni Crosio
Character : Alfonso Maria di Sant'Agata dei Fornai (segment "Il professore")
Roberto De Simone
Character : Umberto Scognamiglio (segment "Pizze a credito") (uncredited)
Rosetta Dei
Character : (segment "Pizze a credito") (uncredited)
Irene Montaldo
Character : La contessa B. (segment "I giocatori") (uncredited)
Gigi Reder
Character : Don Peppino's friend (segment "Pizze a credito") (uncredited)
Nino Vingelli
Character : Guappo (segment "Il guappo") (uncredited)
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