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Side Street Story
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Wikipedia article
'Side Street Story' ( , meaning "Millionaire Naples") is a 1950 Italian comedy film directed by Eduardo De Filippo, who wrote the play upon which the film is based. It was entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festival.
Plot
In Naples in 1942, people are in crisis due to the Second World War. Gennaro has a caf and hopes that the family will help him with the work so that it can settle down. His wife is engaged in the Black Market to help keep them going, and one thing leads to another. His son Amedeo, however, envisions revolutions and the redemption of the poor. Peppe is killed in a tragic accident while being arrested during street violence, an event which is not seen in the play. Gennaro's family mysteriously enters into a crisis and, among various other adventures and sad situations, Pasquale, a family member believed to be dead, comes onto the scene. Though not in the original stage piece, the part of Pasquale was written specifically for the actor Toto.
Cast
* Eduardo De Filippo Gennaro Iovine
* Leda Gloria Amalia, la moglie di Gennaro
* Delia Scala Maria Rosaria Iovine, la figlia di Gennaro
* Gianni Musy Amedeo Iovine figlio di Gennaro (as Gianni Glori)
* Tot Pasquale Miele
* Titina De Filippo Adelaide
* Carlo Ninchi Il brigadiere di Ps
* Dante Maggio Il rosticciere
* Laura Gore La moglie del ragionier Spasiani
* Mario Soldati Il ragioner Spasiani
* Aldo Giuffr Federico
* Carlo Mazzoni Il sergente americano
* Michael Tor L'ufficiale americano
* Aldo Tonti
* Pietro Carloni Un soldato americano
* Mario Frera Peppe "'o Cricco"
* Pietro Pennetti Un soldato
* Giacomo Rondinella Il cantante di concertino
* Rosita Pisano Assunta
* Concetta Palumbo Riruccia
* Mariano Englen
* Carlo Giuffr Ernesto
* Nino Vingelli Giovanni
References
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