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Director:
Vittorio De Sica
Writers:
Cesare Giulio Viola (novel)
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Release Date:
25 April 1947 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
The film follows a four-year old boy named Prico as he becomes the subject of emotional folly by his fluctuant parents and inattentive relatives. full summary | full synopsis
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The suffering of a child. more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Emilio Cigoli ... Andrea - il padre
Luciano De Ambrosis ... Pricò
Isa Pola ... Nina - la madre
Adriano Rimoldi ... Roberto - l'amante di Nina
Giovanna Cigoli ... Agnese - la governante
Jone Frigerio ... La nonna (as Ione Frigerio)
Maria Gardena ... La signora Uberti
Dina Perbellini ... Zia Berelli
Nicoletta Parodi ... Giuliana
Tecla Scarano ... La signora Resta (Mrs. Resta)
Ernesto Calindri ... Claudio
Olinto Cristina ... Il rettore - The Chancellor
Mario Gallina ... Il medico
Zaira La Fratta ... Paolina
Armando Migliari ... Il commendatore
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Children Are Watching Us (USA)
The Little Martyr (USA)
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Runtime:
85 min | USA:79 min (cut version) | Finland:82 min (1980) | Italy:103 min
Country:
Italy
Language:
Italian
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Company:
Invicta Film more

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Marcello Mastroianni was extra in this film more

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The suffering of a child., 6 August 2001
Author: Gerald A. DeLuca (italiangerry@gmail.com) from United States

THE CHILDREN ARE WATCHING US might be our favorite De Sica film and one of our favorite Italian films of all time. It portrays with delicate sympathy the suffering of a child whose parents are separated because of the mother's love affair with another man. While the husband and wife are perfectly portrayed, by Emilio Cigoli and Isa Pola, the film belongs to little Luciano De Ambrosis as the five-year-old Prico'. His performance, which runs the gamut of joy, anguish, and sickly fear, staggers us. But of course it was director De Sica who was to work miracles later with the child actors of SHOE SHINE and THE BICYCLE THIEF. The conclusion to this heartbreaking film is no less unforgettable than those of De Sica's better-known masterpieces. It is one of the most indispensable of movies from Italy's fascist era. And it is shamefully unknown today.

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