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1. The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
TV-G | 120 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A Disney-produced anthology covering many different genres.
Stars: Walt Disney, Paul Frees, Clarence Nash, Slim Pickens
Votes: 2,298
2. Two Women (1960)
Not Rated | 101 min | Drama, War
In WWII Italy, a widow and her lonely daughter seek distance between themselves and the horrors of war.
Director: Vittorio De Sica | Stars: Sophia Loren, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Raf Vallone, Eleonora Brown
Votes: 12,467
3. Scandal in Sorrento (1955)
92 min | Comedy, Romance
Returning to his hometown, a former marshal finds his house occupied by a young woman working as a fishwife.
Director: Dino Risi | Stars: Vittorio De Sica, Sophia Loren, Lea Padovani, Antonio Cifariello
Votes: 2,538
4. A Farewell to Arms (1957)
Approved | 152 min | Drama, Romance, War
An English nurse and an American ambulance driver on the Italian front during World War 1 fall in love, but the horrors surrounding them challenge their romance to the limit.
Directors: Charles Vidor, John Huston | Stars: Rock Hudson, Jennifer Jones, Vittorio De Sica, Oscar Homolka
Votes: 2,921 | Gross: $11.00M
5. Bread, Love and Dreams (1953)
90 min | Comedy, Romance
When a veteran marshal is sent to a small town, he quickly falls for two women: a midwife and an earthy young woman nicknamed "Frisky".
Director: Luigi Comencini | Stars: Vittorio De Sica, Gina Lollobrigida, Marisa Merlini, Virgilio Riento
Votes: 2,197
6. The Gold of Naples (1954)
Not Rated | 138 min | Comedy, Drama
A portrait of the people, the defects, and the peculiarities of Naples in six different vignettes.
Director: Vittorio De Sica | Stars: Totò, Lianella Carell, Pasquale Cennamo, Agostino Salvietti
Votes: 2,053
7. Frisky (1954)
97 min | Comedy, Romance
The relationships between a veteran marshal, his bride-to-be, a rookie and his fiancée are severely tested when the young carabiniere is temporarily sent to a distant town.
Director: Luigi Comencini | Stars: Vittorio De Sica, Gina Lollobrigida, Marisa Merlini, Roberto Risso
Votes: 896
8. The Sign of Venus (1955)
97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Agnese has many men who woo her and lives with her cousin Cesira Franca Valeri, who has the opposite problem with men and wishes she would also have men woo her.
Director: Dino Risi | Stars: Sophia Loren, Franca Valeri, Vittorio De Sica, Raf Vallone
Votes: 1,631
9. The Children Are Watching Us (1943)
Not Rated | 84 min | Drama
Four-year-old Pricò becomes the subject of emotional folly by his capricious parents and negligent relatives.
Director: Vittorio De Sica | Stars: Emilio Cigoli, Luciano De Ambrosis, Isa Pola, Adriano Rimoldi
Votes: 3,060
10. Fast and Sexy (1958)
98 min | Comedy, Romance
A beautiful, wealthy widow leaves New York to find herself a husband in the Italian village in which she was born. After many tries she...chooses the village blacksmith.
Directors: Reginald Denham, Carlo Lastricati | Stars: Gina Lollobrigida, Vittorio De Sica, Dale Robertson, Amedeo Nazzari
Votes: 239
11. The Roof (1956)
91 min | Comedy, Drama
A married couple learns that it is possible to build an illegal house in the outskirts of Rome, as long as it is erected in one single night and has a roof.
Director: Vittorio De Sica | Stars: Gabriella Pallotta, Giorgio Listuzzi, Gastone Renzelli, Angelo Bigioni
Votes: 1,388
12. The Montecarlo Story (1956)
Not Rated | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A deeply-in-debt gambler sets his cap for a beautiful woman, not knowing that she is also penniless.
Director: Samuel A. Taylor | Stars: Marlene Dietrich, Vittorio De Sica, Arthur O'Connell, Jane Rose
Votes: 442
13. The Affairs of Messalina (1951)
Not Rated | 116 min | Action, Drama, History
A story, set in Rome of 44 A.D., concerning the amorous and political intrigues of the evil Empress Messalina, the wife of the Roman Emperor Claudius, and her eventual hounding to death.
Director: Carmine Gallone | Stars: María Félix, Georges Marchal, Memo Benassi, Delia Scala
Votes: 133
14. Twelve Hours to Live (1950)
81 min | Drama, Fantasy
One inattentive step under the wheels of a bus ended the life and career of a wealthy Roman industrialist Bacca in the prime of life. In the other world, he does not doubt that he is destined for paradise.
Director: Luigi Zampa | Stars: Jean Gabin, Elli Parvo, Antonella Lualdi, Paola Borboni
Votes: 90
15. Il signor Max (1937)
Approved | 86 min | Comedy, Romance
Vittorio De Sica, heir to a large sum of money and owner of a newspaper vending stall, makes enough money out of his business to take a vacation at a fashionable resort. He is given a ... See full summary »
Director: Mario Camerini | Stars: Vittorio De Sica, Assia Noris, Rubi Dalma, Lilia Dale
Votes: 346
16. Fatal Desire (1953)
80 min | Drama, Music, Romance
In Pietro Mascagni's tragic opera, a soldier returns home from war to reclaim his former fiancée, only to find that she's married someone else in his absence, leading to jealousy, betrayal, and murder.
Director: Carmine Gallone | Stars: May Britt, Ettore Manni, Kerima, Anthony Quinn
Votes: 96
17. Maddalena, Zero for Conduct (1940)
Not Rated | 79 min | Comedy
A teacher writes sample letters to a fictional Mr. Hartman with her students, but the recipient really exists.
Director: Vittorio De Sica | Stars: Vittorio De Sica, Vera Bergman, Carla Del Poggio, Irasema Dilián
Votes: 406
18. Luciano Serra, pilota (1938)
102 min | Drama, War
Successful WWI pilot Luciano Serra has problems adjusting to an ordinary life in peace, so he leaves his family and becomes a pilot in America. In the 30s, his son in Italy wants also to ... See full summary »
Director: Goffredo Alessandrini | Stars: Amedeo Nazzari, Germana Paolieri, Roberto Villa, Mario Ferrari
Votes: 111
19. Atto di accusa (1950)
99 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A luckless young teacher is suspected of committing two murders. When his lover begins to have doubt about his innocence, he seems to be doomed.
Director: Giacomo Gentilomo | Stars: Lea Padovani, Marcello Mastroianni, Karl Ludwig Diehl, Andrea Checchi
Votes: 95
20. I grandi magazzini (1939)
85 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
In a fit of jealousy, store clerk Assia Norris walks out on her boyfriend and heads for a vacation in the Alps, but not before "borrowing" a high-priced ski wardrobe.
Director: Mario Camerini | Stars: Vittorio De Sica, Assia Noris, Enrico Glori, Luisella Beghi
Votes: 219
21. The Enemy General (1960)
Approved | 74 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
An American OSS agent and the French underground attempt to rescue a Nazi general, who is awaiting execution by the Germans, and help him escape to London.
Director: George Sherman | Stars: Van Johnson, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Dany Carrel, John van Dreelen
Votes: 175
22. Gli uomini, che mascalzoni... (1932)
64 min | Comedy, Romance
Bruno, a young Milanese driver, falls in love with Mariuccia, dependent on a perfumery. Wanting to impress her, he shows up for their first date, in his employer's car.
Director: Mario Camerini | Stars: Lia Franca, Vittorio De Sica, Cesare Zoppetti, Aldo Moschino
Votes: 467
23. La vita è bella (1943)
76 min | Comedy
Count Alberto has lost his wealth at the gaming table, he wants to commit suicide but is stopped by a doctor who offers him an exchange, a week of life with how much money he wants and then be a guinea pig for a new drug (and maybe die).
Director: Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia | Stars: Alberto Rabagliati, María Mercader, Anna Magnani, Carlo Campanini
Votes: 132
24. Puccini (1953)
119 min | Biography, Drama, Music
This biographical story of Puccini (Gabriele Ferzetti) spans his creative life from early student days to the height of success, including his early flop Madame Butterfly and his incomplete... See full summary »
Director: Carmine Gallone | Stars: Gabriele Ferzetti, Märta Torén, Nadia Gray, Myriam Bru
Votes: 76
25. I due orfanelli (1947)
90 min | Comedy
In 19th-century France, middle-aged orphans Gasparre and Battista, watchmen at an orphanage, find out from a soothsayer that one of them is the offspring of the Hangman of Paris and the ... See full summary »
Director: Mario Mattoli | Stars: Totò, Carlo Campanini, Isa Barzizza, Nerio Bernardi
Votes: 165
26. Eugenie Grandet (1946)
100 min | Drama
Eugenia is a daughter of a wealthy but miserly man living a simple life in the provincial town of Saumur. Eugenia's inexperience leads her to fall in love with an unworthy man.
Director: Mario Soldati | Stars: Alida Valli, Gualtiero Tumiati, Giorgio De Lullo, Giuditta Rissone
Votes: 93
27. Piccolo mondo antico (1941)
Not Rated | 106 min | Drama
A woman of humble origins who marries a nobleman in the mid-19th century. Unfortunately, the unstoppable force of their love hits an immovable object: his grandmother.
Director: Mario Soldati | Stars: Alida Valli, Massimo Serato, Ada Dondini, Annibale Betrone
Votes: 209
28. L'assedio dell'Alcazar (1940)
112 min | Drama, War
Set during the Spanish civil war, the story of a commander of a fort Alcazar in Toledo, faithful to general Franco.
Director: Augusto Genina | Stars: Fosco Giachetti, Mireille Balin, Maria Denis, Rafael Calvo
Votes: 233
29. Before Him All Rome Trembled (1946)
98 min | Drama, War
The story intertwines the actions of the underground movement in Rome in 1944 against the Germans by a group of opera performers who are part of the Italian resistance, with their ... See full summary »
Director: Carmine Gallone | Stars: Anna Magnani, Edda Albertini, Tito Gobbi, Giulio Battiferri
Votes: 98
30. Castelli in aria (1939)
Approved | 96 min | Comedy
A wardrobe mistress at a Vienna theatre wins a competition, receiving as her prize a luxury tour round Italy. On the train she meets an impoverished young Italian who pretends to be a prince.
Director: Augusto Genina | Stars: Lilian Harvey, Vittorio De Sica, Otto Treßler, Hilde von Stolz
31. Roma città libera (1946)
81 min | Comedy, Drama
Against the background of Rome freed from Nazi-fascism in 1945, two personal dramas interweave between a young man, reduced to despair by his girlfriend and a still underage girl, who tries to prostitute herself to survive.
Director: Marcello Pagliero | Stars: Valentina Cortese, Andrea Checchi, Nando Bruno, Marisa Merlini
Votes: 196
32. The Spirit and the Flesh (1941)
105 min | Drama, History, Romance
Lumbardy, Italy, seventeenth century. Renzo and Lucia's love story is jeopardized by Don Rodrigo, a wicked nobleman, who is interested in Lucia. When she refuses his attentions he has her ... See full summary »
Director: Mario Camerini | Stars: Gino Cervi, Dina Sassoli, Ruggero Ruggeri, Armando Falconi
Votes: 109
33. Life Begins Anew (1945)
86 min | Drama
Life Begins Anew (Italian: La vita ricomincia) is a 1945 Italian drama film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Alida Valli, Fosco Giachetti and Eduardo De Filippo. It was the second ... See full summary »
Director: Mario Mattoli | Stars: Alida Valli, Fosco Giachetti, Eduardo De Filippo, Anna Haardt
Votes: 80
34. Full Speed (1934)
78 min | Comedy
A meek professor is swept over his feet by a very vivacious girl.
Director: Mario Mattoli | Stars: Vittorio De Sica, Milly, Camillo Pilotto, Enrico Viarisio
Votes: 127
35. Professor, My Son (1946)
106 min | Comedy, Drama
During Fascism and after WWII, a school porter sacrifices himself so his son, who is slightly ashamed of a lowly background, can become a respected professor.The film also takes a few jabs at Italy's rapid governmental reshuffles.
Director: Renato Castellani | Stars: Aldo Fabrizi, Diana Nava, Lisetta Nava, Pinuccia Nava
Votes: 146
36. Three Steps North (1951)
85 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
After a prison sentence an American GI stationed in Italy discovers that his hidden loot has disappeared and goes searching for it.
Director: W. Lee Wilder | Stars: Lloyd Bridges, Lea Padovani, Aldo Fabrizi, William Tubbs
Votes: 179
37. Zazà (1944)
88 min | Romance, Drama
A Parisian engineer has a fling with a show girl who later breaks with him when she learns he is married and has a family.
Director: Renato Castellani | Stars: Isa Miranda, Antonio Centa, Aldo Silvani, Ada Dondini
Votes: 48
38. Malombra (1942)
135 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A nineteenth-century Italian noblewoman, imprisoned in a foreboding lakeside palazzo by her uncle, comes to believe she's possessed by a long ago mistress of the manor.
Director: Mario Soldati | Stars: Isa Miranda, Andrea Checchi, Irasema Dilián, Gualtiero Tumiati
Votes: 199
39. La forza bruta (1941)
80 min | Drama
An athlete who performs in public squares one day saves a girl from the abuses of an violent impresario. Shortly after they are hired by a circus where the girl quickly becomes very popular.
Director: Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia | Stars: Juan de Landa, Rossano Brazzi, Germana Paolieri, María Mercader
Votes: 17
40. La forza del destino (1950)
100 min | Drama, Musical
The love of Don Alvaro for Leonora. He accidentally kills her father, who while dying calls upon his son for vengeance. Eventually the two meet with dramatic results.
Director: Carmine Gallone | Stars: Nelly Corradi, Caterina Mancini, Gino Sinimberghi, Tito Gobbi
Votes: 36
41. Red Roses (1940)
65 min | Comedy
A man poses as a mysterious admirer to find out whether his wife would cheat on him.
Directors: Giuseppe Amato, Vittorio De Sica | Stars: Vittorio De Sica, Renée Saint-Cyr, Umberto Melnati, Vivi Gioi
Votes: 125
42. Before the Jury (1931)
70 min
Director: Guido Brignone | Stars: Marcella Albani, Lia Franca, Carlo Ninchi, Renzo Ricci
Votes: 15
43. The Man with the Cross (1943)
72 min | War
During WWII, a priest finds himself trapped in Ukraine in a battle between the Soviet Union and Italy while trying to save a wounded soldier.
Director: Roberto Rossellini | Stars: Alberto Tavazzi, Roswita Schmidt, Attilio Dottesio, Doris Hild
Votes: 284
44. Giallo (1934)
68 min | Thriller
A woman becomes convinced that her husband is an infamous wife-killer intent on adding her to his list of victims.
Director: Mario Camerini | Stars: Assia Noris, Sandro Ruffini, Elio Steiner, Giulio Gemmò
Votes: 51
45. Batticuore (1939)
87 min | Comedy, Drama
The sole girl pupil of a school for pickpockets is caught in the act stealing from a well dressed Count but he hires her to steal the watch of an ambassador who he thinks is having an affair with the countess.
Director: Mario Camerini | Stars: Assia Noris, John Lodge, Rubi Dalma, Giuseppe Porelli
Votes: 14
46. Figaro and His Great Day (1931)
80 min | Comedy
When the baritone of a wandering opera troupe quits and the soprano never shows, a teacher and a girl pupil step in to put on the expected village show. Complications of jealousy from the teacher's wife and the girl's sweetheart.
Director: Mario Camerini | Stars: Gianfranco Giachetti, Leda Gloria, Ugo Ceseri, Maurizio D'Ancora
Votes: 12
47. Natale al campo 119 (1947)
90 min | Comedy, Drama, War
After WW2, a group of Italian soldiers languishing in a California POW camp is nostalgically reminiscing about the happy pre-war years while awaiting repatriation.
Director: Pietro Francisci | Stars: Aldo Fabrizi, Vittorio De Sica, Peppino De Filippo, Massimo Girotti
Votes: 64
48. Drei tolle Mädels (1942)
82 min
Directors: Giuseppe Fatigati, Hubert Marischka | Stars: Carola Höhn, Else von Möllendorff, Lucie Englisch, Johannes Riemann
Votes: 11
49. Biraghin (1946)
Comedy
Birdaghin is a dancer at La Scala in Milan whose rapid success also quickly goes to her head. Fortunately, everything will be fine.
Director: Carmine Gallone | Stars: Lilia Silvi, Andrea Checchi, Lauro Gazzolo, Paolo Stoppa
50. La canzone dell'amore (1930)
94 min | Drama
Loose Pirandello adaptation: A young lady hides from her fiance that she is caring for a baby half brother left behind by her late mother.The fiance, like her an aspiring musical performer, has indicated he doesn't want a child yet.
Director: Gennaro Righelli | Stars: Dria Paola, Isa Pola, Elio Steiner, Mercedes Brignone
Votes: 44