Bread, Love and Dreams (1953)

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93 min - Comedy | Romance - 20 September 1954 (USA)

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Marshall Antonio Carotenuto is sent to Sagliena, an imaginary little village in the center of Italy in the 50s... See full summary »

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Vittorio De Sica	...	Il maresciallo Antonio Carotenuto
	Gina Lollobrigida	...	Maria De Ritis, detta 'La Bersagliera'
	Marisa Merlini	...	Annarella Mirziano, la levatrice
	Virgilio Riento	...	Don Emidio, il parroco
	Tina Pica	...	Caramella, la domestica
	Maria Pia Casilio	...	Paoletta, la nipote del prete
	Roberto Risso	...	Il carabiniere Pietro Stelluti
	Memmo Carotenuto	...	Il carabiniere Sirio Baiocchi
	Vittoria Crispo	...	Maria Antonia De Ritis, madre de la 'Bersagliera'
	Guglielmo Barnabò	...	Don Concezio, il sindaco
	Gigi Reder	...	Ricuccio
	Fausto Guerzoni	...	L'uomo col cannocchiale
	Nino Vingelli	...	Don Vincenzino, il venditore ambulante
	Attilio Torelli	...	Rumbumbù, il negoziante di generi alimentari
	Checco Rissone	...	Il barbiere

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Marshall Antonio Carotenuto is sent to Sagliena, an imaginary little village in the center of Italy in the 50s, to assume his new mandate. In the village he knows Mariella (Frisky) AKAS 'la Bersagliera' secretly fallen in love for a policeman (Carabiniere) reporting to Antonio. But also Paolina, the village's priest nephew, loves him. Things become more complicated when Annarella, the midwife, start demonstrating his love to Antonio. She is hiding a secret and the Marshall soon will be in a restless situation. Written by 1felco

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Comedy | Romance

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Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

20 September 1954 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Brot, Liebe und Fantasie See more »

Filming Locations:

Castel San Pietro Romano, Rome, Lazio, Italy See more »

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Titanus See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min | USA: 90 min | Argentina: 94 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

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Some of the dialogue is spoken in Abruzzese, a dialect spoken in the Abruzzo region of southern Italy. See more »

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Featured in "Fejezetek a film történetéböl: A neorealizmus (#1.11)" (1990) See more »

Bread, Love and Dreams (1953)
Pane, amore e fantasia (original title)

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