Italy 1952

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1. Umberto D. (1952)

Not Rated | 89 min | Drama

92 Metascore

An elderly man and his dog struggle to survive on his government pension in Rome.

Director: Vittorio De Sica | Stars: Carlo Battisti, Maria Pia Casilio, Lina Gennari, Ileana Simova

Votes: 28,227 | Gross: $0.07M

2. The White Sheik (1952)

Not Rated | 83 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

During a day of their honeymoon, newlyweds are separated by the city's lust and the desires it produces.

Director: Federico Fellini | Stars: Alberto Sordi, Giulietta Masina, Brunella Bovo, Leopoldo Trieste

Votes: 6,924

3. Europe '51 (1952)

Not Rated | 118 min | Drama

A wealthy woman becomes obsessed with humanitarianism when her young son dies after committing suicide.

Director: Roberto Rossellini | Stars: Ingrid Bergman, Alexander Knox, Ettore Giannini, Giulietta Masina

Votes: 4,790

4. The Golden Coach (1952)

Not Rated | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, History

Three men of varying social standing - a viceroy, a bullfighter, and a soldier - vie for the affections of an actress in 18th-century Peru.

Director: Jean Renoir | Stars: Anna Magnani, Odoardo Spadaro, Nada Fiorelli, Duncan Lamont

Votes: 3,446

5. Fanfan la Tulipe (1952)

Not Rated | 102 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance

69 Metascore

Swashbuckling adventures of young army recruit Fanfan la Tulipe during the reign of King Louis XV in 18th Century France.

Director: Christian-Jaque | Stars: Gérard Philipe, Gina Lollobrigida, Marcel Herrand, Olivier Hussenot

Votes: 3,438

6. The Little World of Don Camillo (1952)

107 min | Comedy

A determined priest and a Communist mayor develop a grudging friendship in spite of their official rivalry.

Director: Julien Duvivier | Stars: Fernandel, Gino Cervi, Vera Talchi, Franco Interlenghi

Votes: 4,852

7. Rome 11:00 (1952)

107 min | Drama

Based on an actual incident, this is the story of five girls (told in a slow beginning) who are among the 200 women who answer a want ad for a modest secretarial position one rainy morning ... See full summary »

Director: Giuseppe De Santis | Stars: Lucia Bosè, Carla Del Poggio, Maria Grazia Francia, Lea Padovani

Votes: 858

8. The Seven Deadly Sins (1952)

127 min | Drama

A French/Italian co-production with two episodes from Italy and five from France covering the seven deadly sins---actually eight as two of the sins are covered in one episode while a new "... See full summary »

Directors: Yves Allégret, Claude Autant-Lara, Eduardo De Filippo, Jean Dréville, Georges Lacombe, Carlo Rim, Roberto Rossellini | Stars: Michèle Morgan, Françoise Rosay, Jean Debucourt, Marcelle Praince

Votes: 275

9. The Machine to Kill Bad People (1952)

83 min | Comedy, Fantasy

A photographer in a small fishing village is visited by a man who claims to be Saint Andrea. The Saint gives him a special camera device to solve the village's ills - by taking a photograph of an existing picture, the photo subject dies.

Director: Roberto Rossellini | Stars: Gennaro Pisano, Marilyn Buferd, William Tubbs, Helen Tubbs

Votes: 890

10. Beauties of the Night (1952)

Approved | 87 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Music

A young composer has vivid dreams of the past that reflect, yet conflict with his waking life.

Director: René Clair | Stars: Gérard Philipe, Martine Carol, Gina Lollobrigida, Magali Vendeuil

Votes: 810

11. The Overcoat (1952)

Approved | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Based on the Nikolai Gogol story but set in 1950s Italy, THE OVERCOAT is the story of a poor city hall clerk (Renato Rascel) whose only desire is to buy a new overcoat.

Director: Alberto Lattuada | Stars: Renato Rascel, Yvonne Sanson, Giulio Stival, Ettore Mattia

Votes: 696

12. The Queen of Sheba (1952)

Not Rated | 99 min | Drama

The Queen of Sheba falls in love with the King of Israel. The King of Israel, however, is in love with someone else.

Director: Pietro Francisci | Stars: Leonora Ruffo, Gino Cervi, Gino Leurini, Marina Berti

Votes: 132

13. La tratta delle bianche (1952)

Approved | 97 min | Drama

A police officer meets a girl who is near to falling into the net of shady individuals. To prevent this, he invites her into the police station and tells her a story.

Director: Luigi Comencini | Stars: Eleonora Rossi Drago, Marc Lawrence, Ettore Manni, Silvana Pampanini

Votes: 215

14. Three Girls from Rome (1952)

Approved | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Three beautiful seamstresses from one of the fashionable dress salons near the Piazza de Spagna in Rome gather on the steps of the square to eat lunch and talk of their love lives. Marisa, ... See full summary »

Director: Luciano Emmer | Stars: Lucia Bosè, Cosetta Greco, Marcello Mastroianni, Ave Ninchi

Votes: 284

15. Stranger on the Prowl (1952)

Approved | 82 min | Drama

A nameless, homeless and rejected man who is looking for a new life and a young boy from an impoverished family, who is forced to steal when he loses the milk money. These two come together in the same hiding place.

Director: Joseph Losey | Stars: Paul Muni, Joan Lorring, Vittorio Manunta, Luisa Rossi

Votes: 238

16. We Are All Murderers (1952)

115 min | Crime, Drama

The problem of the reasonableness of capital punishment.

Director: André Cayatte | Stars: Marcel Mouloudji, Raymond Pellegrin, Antoine Balpêtré, Julien Verdier

Votes: 404

17. Vacanze col gangster (1952)

90 min | Comedy

Five kids, schoolmates, Gianni, Andrea, Mario, Ugo and Nino, playing with each other, break a papier-mâché horseback, inside which is a note written by a lifer, in his opinion unjustly ... See full summary »

Director: Dino Risi | Stars: Marc Lawrence, Giovanna Pala, Terence Hill, Lamberto Maggiorani

Votes: 99

18. Two Cents Worth of Hope (1952)

110 min | Comedy, Romance

A love story between a poor fellow and a daughter of respected workshop owner set in an Italian post-war village.

Director: Renato Castellani | Stars: Maria Fiore, Vincenzo Musolino, Filomena Russo, Luigi Astarita

Votes: 712

19. Totò a colori (1952)

104 min | Comedy

In the first Italian film to be shot in color, Totò portrays a musician named Antonio Scannagatti who strongly hopes to sell his composition, ''Epopea italiana'', to Tiscordi, who is one of... See full summary »

Director: Steno | Stars: Totò, Isa Barzizza, Fulvia Franco, Rocco D'Assunta

Votes: 686

20. The Dream of Zorro (1952)

93 min | Adventure, Western

An old gentleman, a direct descendant of Zorro, has a single son named Raimundo in whom there is no trace of proud pride.

Director: Mario Soldati | Stars: Walter Chiari, Delia Scala, Vittorio Gassman, Carlo Ninchi

Votes: 96

21. Times Gone By (1952)

Approved | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

A number of different segments taken from 19th century Italian stories.

Director: Alessandro Blasetti | Stars: Aldo Fabrizi, Pina Renzi, Enzo Staiola, Luigi Cimara

Votes: 160

22. Anita Garibaldi (1952)

99 min | Drama, History

The story of Giuseppe Garibaldi's 1849 campaign to free Italy from Austrian domination. Although the defence of Rome has become impossible, Garibaldi declares his intent to continue the ... See full summary »

Directors: Goffredo Alessandrini, Francesco Rosi | Stars: Anna Magnani, Raf Vallone, Alain Cuny, Jacques Sernas

Votes: 94

23. The City Stands Trial (1952)

103 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Turn-of-the-century Naples. Salvatore Ruotolo and his wife are murdered and their bodies are found in different locations. Since the evidence points to a crime by the Neapolitan crime ... See full summary »

Director: Luigi Zampa | Stars: Amedeo Nazzari, Silvana Pampanini, Paolo Stoppa, Dante Maggio

Votes: 155

24. La favorita (1952)

78 min | Drama

While not completly stage-bound, this film of Donizetti's opera doesn't stray far from such an impression. The story of a tragic love affair involving commoners and royality in 1340 Spain ... See full summary »

Director: Cesare Barlacchi | Stars: Sophia Loren, Franca Tamantini, Paolo Silveri, Gino Sinimberghi

Votes: 80

25. Sensualita (1952)

Approved | 72 min | Drama

The shortened USA running time for "Sensualita", (which, by the way, was not financed nor produced by Paramount Pictures, although some source seems to think so) is because most of the ... See full summary »

Director: Clemente Fracassi | Stars: Marcello Mastroianni, Eleonora Rossi Drago, Amedeo Nazzari, Francesca Liddi

Votes: 25

26. Wife for a Night (1952)

84 min | Comedy

A poor musician hires a courtesan to pose as his wife so he can "give" her to a wealthy count in return for patronage.

Director: Mario Camerini | Stars: Gino Cervi, Gina Lollobrigida, Nadia Gray, Armando Francioli

Votes: 174

27. Adorable Creatures (1952)

109 min | Comedy, Romance

On the eve of his wedding André Noblet remembers the adorable creatures he's met. Christiane dreaming of adventures, Minouche who snatches him away, Denise who supports the arts. And Catherine who marries him and also starts dreaming.

Director: Christian-Jaque | Stars: Daniel Gélin, Martine Carol, Edwige Feuillère, Antonella Lualdi

Votes: 176

28. The Moment of Truth (1952)

Approved | 87 min | Drama

On the night of their tenth anniversary, Doctor Rene Richard accidentally discovers that his wife, actress Madeleine Richard, has been having an affair with a disturbed artist, Daniel ... See full summary »

Director: Jean Delannoy | Stars: Michèle Morgan, Jean Gabin, Daniel Gélin, Denise Clair

Votes: 370

29. Gli eroi della domenica (1952)

98 min | Drama, Sport

Gino Bardi is a centre-forward in a football team which is about to be relegated to the second division. Just before a very important match a girl he has a relationship with proposes him to... See full summary »

Director: Mario Camerini | Stars: Raf Vallone, Cosetta Greco, Marcello Mastroianni, Paolo Stoppa

Votes: 71

30. È arrivato l'accordatore (1952)

92 min | Comedy

Achille Scorzella, a poor, unemployed and hungry devil, having been mistaken for a piano tuner, happens in the home of some new riches.

Director: Duilio Coletti | Stars: Nino Taranto, Alberto Sordi, Virgilio Riento, Tamara Lees

Votes: 84

31. Hello Elephant (1952)

Approved | 78 min | Comedy

Vittorio De Sica is a teacher struggling to take care of his family and always dreaming that Parliament will increase the salaries for teachers and life will become easier for his wife, ... See full summary »

Directors: Gianni Franciolini, Vittorio De Sica | Stars: Vittorio De Sica, Sabu, María Mercader, Nando Bruno

Votes: 89

32. Three Forbidden Stories (1952)

105 min | Drama

While recuperating from their injuries in a hospital, three young women flash back to the events leading up to the catastrophe.

Director: Augusto Genina | Stars: Lia Amanda, Isa Pola, Bruno Vecchi, Gabriele Ferzetti

Votes: 31

33. Totò e i re di Roma (1952)

104 min | Comedy, Drama

An aging, down-and-out public employee must face the primary school examination.

Directors: Mario Monicelli, Steno | Stars: Totò, Anna Carena, Alberto Sordi, Aroldo Tieri

Votes: 386

35. The Firebird (1952)

99 min | Drama, Music

Italian opera singer visits the Royal Opera in Stockholm and falls in love with the prima ballerina.

Director: Hasse Ekman | Stars: Ellen Rasch, Tito Gobbi, Eva Henning, Bengt Blomgren

Votes: 82

36. Don Juan's Night of Love (1952)

102 min | Adventure

Mandrin, the French army deserter, becomes the leader of a gang of smugglers in Piedmont. He is loved by the beautiful innkeeper Rosetta but draws attention to the Marquise de Montbricourt,... See full summary »

Director: Mario Soldati | Stars: Raf Vallone, Jacques Castelot, Silvana Pampanini, Michèle Philippe

Votes: 39

38. Carica eroica (1952)

96 min | Drama, War

In 1941 an Italian regiment known as the Savoy Cavalry is sent by Mussolini to Russia to assist the German invasion. After crossing an extensive area of Soviet territory the men arrive at a... See full summary »

Director: Francesco De Robertis | Stars: Antonio Caprice, Giuseppe Carignani, Ludovico Ceriana, Giovanni Del Balzo

Votes: 44

39. Il brigante di Tacca del Lupo (1952)

97 min | Action, Drama

In 19th century southern Italy (near Melfi, Basilicata), a small force of soldiers fight in the hills against the bandits who are holding their country to ransom.

Director: Pietro Germi | Stars: Amedeo Nazzari, Cosetta Greco, Saro Urzì, Fausto Tozzi

Votes: 225

40. Eyes Leave Traces (1952)

100 min | Crime, Drama

Martin, a perfume seller coincide with his former classmate and bright, Roberto, who has left her lover planted tonight. Roberto Martin accompanies her home and meets his wife Berta, which ... See full summary »

Director: José Luis Sáenz de Heredia | Stars: Raf Vallone, Elena Varzi, Julio Peña, Fernando Fernán Gómez

Votes: 164

41. Totò e le donne (1952)

103 min | Comedy

Scaparro, who works in a fabric store, must deal with irritating clients, and when he comes home he finds an unsatisfied, intrusive wife.

Directors: Steno, Mario Monicelli | Stars: Totò, Lea Padovani, Franca Faldini, Ave Ninchi

Votes: 377

42. Les loups chassent la nuit (1952)

98 min | Drama

A secret agent is summoned by the head of a counter espionage organization, to Trieste where he is to unmask a potential enemy operating in Venice.

Director: Bernard Borderie | Stars: Jean-Pierre Aumont, Carla Del Poggio, Fernand Ledoux, Marcel Herrand

Votes: 45

43. Nez de cuir (1952)

92 min | Drama

After being hurt in the face, Count de Roger Tinchebraye is forced to hide his disfigured face behind a leather mask. Dispirited for a while, he decides to become a Casanova-like seductor. ... See full summary »

Director: Yves Allégret | Stars: Jean Marais, Françoise Christophe, Jean Debucourt, Mariella Lotti

Votes: 72

45. The Executioner of Lille (1952)

86 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

An official, betrayed by his lady servant, joins musketeers such as Athos, while she turns into a countess and a spy that will eventually be executed.

Director: Vittorio Cottafavi | Stars: Rossano Brazzi, Yvette Lebon, Armando Francioli, Maria Grazia Francia

Votes: 102

46. Mistress of Treves (1952)

95 min | Drama

Siegfried, count of Treves, who has just married Genevieve, the beautiful daughter of the Duke of Brabant, must go to the Crusades. He then decides to leave his dear wife under the ... See full summary »

Director: Arthur Maria Rabenalt | Stars: Rossano Brazzi, Anne Vernon, Gianni Santuccio, Enzo Fiermonte

Votes: 11

47. Mademoiselle Gobete (1952)

88 min | Comedy

A singer and operetta dancer works in a small french town where the authorities want to expel her because of her scandalous conduct and performance. When a puritan judge closes the show, ... See full summary »

Director: Pietro Germi | Stars: Silvana Pampanini, Carlo Dapporto, Ave Ninchi, Luigi Pavese

Votes: 151

49. L'homme de ma vie (1952)

98 min | Drama

A young girl leaves college to live with the mother she never met.

Director: Guy Lefranc | Stars: Madeleine Robinson, Jeanne Moreau, Jane Marken, Serge Bento

Votes: 42

50. Canzoni di mezzo secolo (1952)

95 min | Comedy, Musical

Through a series of scenes inspired by famous songs, various episodes of Italian life in the last fifty years are recalled.

Director: Domenico Paolella | Stars: Marco Vicario, Cosetta Greco, Anna Maria Ferrero, Franco Interlenghi

Votes: 19

51. Fanciulle di lusso (1952)

Approved | 96 min | Comedy, Romance

Lorna, the daughter of an American playboy, enters a girls' school for the international smart-set, in the Alps, where the main course of study appears to be how to trap a rich man. At ... See full summary »

Director: Bernard Vorhaus | Stars: Susan Stephen, Anna Maria Ferrero, Jacques Sernas, Steve Barclay

Votes: 19

52. Wanda, la peccatrice (1952)

91 min | Drama

Wrongly accused of his wife's death, a marine officer is forced to resign and sees his life fall apart.

Director: Duilio Coletti | Stars: Yvonne Sanson, Frank Villard, Françoise Rosay, Giulietta Masina

Votes: 39

53. Una donna ha ucciso (1952)

93 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

During World War II, a young Italian woman falls in love with a British soldier, who turns out to be a worthless bum. Things deteriorate to the point where tragedy strikes and the woman is ... See full summary »

Director: Vittorio Cottafavi | Stars: Frank Latimore, Lianella Carell, Alessandro Serbaroli, Vera Palumbo

Votes: 74

55. La famiglia Passaguai fa fortuna (1952)

96 min | Comedy

To get ahead after he answers a newspaper ad for a business proposition, Passaguai borrows the more impressive apartment of a retired actor and arranges an elaborate luncheon there.

Director: Aldo Fabrizi | Stars: Aldo Fabrizi, Erminio Macario, Ave Ninchi, Luigi Pavese

Votes: 65

56. Penne nere (1952)

95 min | Drama, War

Penne Nere is set in Italy during the last crucial two years of World War II, after the Badoglio government signed an armistice with the Allies. Throughout the nation the original Fascist ... See full summary »

Director: Oreste Biancoli | Stars: Marcello Mastroianni, Marina Vlady, Camillo Pilotto, Vera Carmi

Votes: 54

59. The Eternal Chain (1952)

98 min | Drama

As the Legion Etrangère puts in at Napoli, legionnaire Walter escapes from the ship to meet a woman he still loves ,in spite of his five years away from home.

Director: Anton Giulio Majano | Stars: Marcello Mastroianni, Gianna Maria Canale, Marco Vicario, Leda Gloria

Votes: 25

60. Io, Amleto (1952)

103 min | Comedy

Hamlet suspects his uncle has murdered his father to claim the throne of Denmark and the hand of Hamlet's mother, but the prince cannot decide whether or not he should take vengeance.

Director: Giorgio Simonelli | Stars: Erminio Macario, Franca Marzi, Rossana Podestà, Adriano Rimoldi

Votes: 14

61. Le meravigliose avventure di Guerrin Meschino (1952)

93 min | Adventure

A young man is a servant in the court of a great king of Dalmatia.He was bought when he was still a child ,but he is a high-born gentleman.

Director: Pietro Francisci | Stars: Gino Leurini, Leonora Ruffo, Aldo Fiorelli, Anna Di Leo

Votes: 23

62. Ragazze da marito (1952)

92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Oreste is known for his deliberation and caution in handling license forms at his office.But when he needs money to send his 3 girls off to Capri to find rich suitors, he is tempted to take bribes to put a license through more quickly.

Director: Eduardo De Filippo | Stars: Peppino De Filippo, Titina De Filippo, Eduardo De Filippo, Lianella Carell

Votes: 47

64. Poppy (1952)

90 min | Comedy

A high school girl, enamored by her young teacher, follows him and discovers that his home life holds many secrets.

Directors: Marcello Marchesi, Vittorio Metz | Stars: Walter Chiari, Anna Maria Ferrero, Carlo Campanini, Luisa Rossi

Votes: 27

65. Vendetta... sarda (1952)

93 min | Comedy

A cook from Sardinia who had emigrated to Milan goes back to his native island thinking he has inherited some money with his uncles death. He finds out he has to avenge his death instead.

Director: Mario Mattoli | Stars: Walter Chiari, Riccardo Billi, Mario Riva, Carlo Campanini

Votes: 27

66. Chi è senza peccato.... (1952)

97 min | Drama, Romance

Stefano marries Maria by proxy after moving to Canada.

Director: Raffaello Matarazzo | Stars: Amedeo Nazzari, Yvonne Sanson, Françoise Rosay, Enrica Dyrell

Votes: 166

73. Un ladro in paradiso (1952)

92 min | Comedy

After ending up in jail, a thief in Naples with a beautiful fiance and a good friend has to decide which path his life should take.

Director: Domenico Paolella | Stars: Nino Taranto, Francesco Golisano, Hélène Rémy, Filippo Scelzo

Votes: 21

75. Tormento del passato (1952)

96 min | Drama

A gangster returns to Rome after six years abroad.

Director: Mario Bonnard | Stars: Carla Del Poggio, Hélène Rémy, Raffaella Carrà, Violetta Gragnani

80. Menzogna (1952)

98 min | Drama

Luisa, a wealthy widow accustomed to organizing social parties, has been having an unhappy passionate affair for a year with Fabrizio, one of her janitors, who humiliates and exploits her. ... See full summary »

Director: Ubaldo Maria Del Colle | Stars: Yvonne Sanson, Irene Galter, Alberto Farnese, Folco Lulli

Votes: 12

81. Melody of Love (1952)

Approved | 96 min | Drama, Musical

A comedy with lots of Neapolitan songs and shots of the Bay of Naples finds Maria Morelli unable to marry her singing sailor/lover, Giacomo because her father, Don Salvatdore Morelli ... See full summary »

Director: Mario Costa | Stars: Giacomo Rondinella, Maria Fiore, Nadia Gray, Giovanni Grasso

Votes: 12

84. The Lucky Five (1952)

85 min | Comedy, Drama

Four poor fellows win a luxurious car in a lottery but they have not the money to keep it. Therefore they decide to have it a day each and sell it afterwards. Everyone will spend his own ... See full summary »

Director: Mario Mattoli | Stars: Eduardo De Filippo, Aldo Fabrizi, Titina De Filippo, Walter Chiari

Votes: 61

85. Tragico ritorno (1952)

98 min

Marco returns home after eight years of exile by the war and as a prisoner of war to find his beloved married to an other and his own son alienated enough to prefer the substitute father to Marco, whereupon

Director: Pier Luigi Faraldo | Stars: Doris Duranti, Marcello Mastroianni, Franca Marzi, Fosca Freda

Votes: 30

86. Non è vero... ma ci credo! (1952)

103 min | Comedy

A young man in love with a girl whose father--his employer--does not approve of him, disguises himself as a hunchback to get into the father's good graces.

Director: Sergio Grieco | Stars: Peppino De Filippo, Titina De Filippo, Liliana Bonfatti, Carlo Croccolo

Votes: 54

88. Fratelli d'Italia (1952)

103 min | Drama

Capodistria, 1915. Captain Nazario Sauro, an officer in the Autrian Navy, is one of those patriots who militate for Italy to enter World War I. When he is about to be arrested by the ... See full summary »

Director: Fausto Saraceni | Stars: Ettore Manni, Olga Solbelli, Paul Muller, Mario Ferrari

Votes: 6

97. Il romanzo della mia vita (1952)

100 min | Biography, Drama

Biography of popular singer Luciano Tajoli, who at a young age was afflicted with polio which prevented him from becoming an opera singer. Instead he found popularity as a lyrical singer and actor.

Director: Lionello De Felice | Stars: Luciano Tajoli, Antonella Lualdi, Vittorio Sanipoli, Francesco Golisano

Votes: 30

100. Prisoner in the Tower of Fire (1952)

92 min | History

Italy, 15th century: Marco and Cesco, two youths from rival families are friends but become enemies when they both fall in love with the same girl, Germana, who is kept prisoner by Cesco's ... See full summary »

Director: Giorgio Walter Chili | Stars: Carlo Giustini, Milly Vitale, Oscar Andriani, Rossano Brazzi



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