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Se io fossi onesto

  • 1942
  • 1h 18m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
48
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Se io fossi onesto (1942)
Comedy

When two men (Vittorio de Sica and Paolo Stoppa) trade identities in this thoroughly enjoyable farce, they are forced to maintain the charade much longer than they initially intended and end... Read allWhen two men (Vittorio de Sica and Paolo Stoppa) trade identities in this thoroughly enjoyable farce, they are forced to maintain the charade much longer than they initially intended and end up in situations neither could have imagined.When two men (Vittorio de Sica and Paolo Stoppa) trade identities in this thoroughly enjoyable farce, they are forced to maintain the charade much longer than they initially intended and end up in situations neither could have imagined.

  • Director
    • Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia
  • Writers
    • Károly Aszlányi
    • Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia
    • Aldo De Benedetti
  • Stars
    • Vittorio De Sica
    • María Mercader
    • Sergio Tofano
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    48
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia
    • Writers
      • Károly Aszlányi
      • Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia
      • Aldo De Benedetti
    • Stars
      • Vittorio De Sica
      • María Mercader
      • Sergio Tofano
    • 2User reviews
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    Vittorio De Sica
    Vittorio De Sica
    • Pietro Kovach
    María Mercader
    María Mercader
    • Clara
    • (as Maria Mercader)
    Sergio Tofano
    Sergio Tofano
    • Vittorio, il maggiordomo
    Paolo Stoppa
    Paolo Stoppa
    • Il conte Paolo Vareghi
    Virgilio Riento
    • Il direttore del carcere
    Guglielmo Barnabò
    Guglielmo Barnabò
    • Il barone Demetrio Vareghi
    Jone Morino
    • La contessa Magda Englesh
    Arturo Bragaglia
    Arturo Bragaglia
    • Il conte Stefano Englesh
    Clelia Matania
    Clelia Matania
    • Paola Englesh, loro figlia
    Armando Migliari
    Armando Migliari
    • Il giudice Vasani
    Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia
    • Un signore nell'ufficio del carcere
    • (uncredited)
    Giuseppe Condorelli
    • L'avvocato Mori
    • (uncredited)
    Angelo Dessy
    • Un detenuto
    • (uncredited)
    Lina Tartara Minora
    • Maddalena
    • (uncredited)
    Domenico Serra
    Domenico Serra
    • Il maggiordomo del barone Vareghi
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia
    • Writers
      • Károly Aszlányi
      • Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia
      • Aldo De Benedetti(uncredited)
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    7/10
    A merry mix-up
    The young and very handsome Vittorio De Sica stars in this comedy of a good-for-nothing who, sentenced to prison for a short term, hires a respectable but poor young man (De Sica) to take his place. The substitute serves the term, gets out--and unexpectedly has to continue the impersonation, while the guilty scapegrace has to assume his identity. The comedy is mild and gentle rather than the quick, knockabout farce of an American film, but, if not hilarious, the movie is very pleasant, and one really feels for the poor young man, forced to dig himself in deeper and deeper.
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    • Release date
      • February 12, 1942 (Italy)
    • Country of origin
      • Italy
    • Language
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • If I Were Honest
    • Filming locations
      • Titanus Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Nembo Film
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 18 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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