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Miracle in Milan

Original title: Miracolo a Milano
  • 19511951
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 37m
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7.7/10
7.4K
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POPULARITY
28,448
5,320
Miracle in Milan (1951)
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An open-hearted, unrelentingly energetic orphan struggles to make the best of his life on the streets of Milan.An open-hearted, unrelentingly energetic orphan struggles to make the best of his life on the streets of Milan.An open-hearted, unrelentingly energetic orphan struggles to make the best of his life on the streets of Milan.
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
7.4K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
28,448
5,320
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    • Director
      • Vittorio De Sica
    • Writers
      • Cesare Zavattini(novel "Totò il buono")
      • Vittorio De Sica(screenplay)
      • Suso Cecchi D'Amico(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Emma Gramatica
      • Francesco Golisano
      • Paolo Stoppa
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Vittorio De Sica
    • Writers
      • Cesare Zavattini(novel "Totò il buono")
      • Vittorio De Sica(screenplay)
      • Suso Cecchi D'Amico(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Emma Gramatica
      • Francesco Golisano
      • Paolo Stoppa
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 24User reviews
    • 52Critic reviews
    • Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
      • 4 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Emma Gramatica
    Emma Gramatica
    • La vecchia Lolotta
    Francesco Golisano
    Francesco Golisano
    • Totò
    Paolo Stoppa
    Paolo Stoppa
    • Rappi
    Guglielmo Barnabò
    Guglielmo Barnabò
    • Mobbi
    Brunella Bovo
    Brunella Bovo
    • Edvige
    Anna Carena
    Anna Carena
    • Marta, la signora altezzosa
    Alba Arnova
    • La statua che prende vita
    Flora Cambi
    • L'innamorata infelice
    Virgilio Riento
    • Il sergente delle guardie
    Arturo Bragaglia
    Arturo Bragaglia
    • Alfredo
    Erminio Spalla
    Erminio Spalla
    • Gaetano
    Riccardo Bertazzolo
    Riccardo Bertazzolo
    • L'atleta
    Checco Rissone
    Checco Rissone
    • Il comandante in secondo
    • (as Francesco Rissone)
    Angelo Prioli
    • Il comandante in primo
    Giuseppe Berardi
    • Un povero
    • (uncredited)
    Gianni Branduani
    Gianni Branduani
    • Totò a 11 anni
    • (uncredited)
    Enzo Furlai
    • Un povero
    • (uncredited)
    Jerome Johnson
    Jerome Johnson
    • Il negro
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Vittorio De Sica
    • Writers
      • Cesare Zavattini(novel "Totò il buono") (screenplay)
      • Vittorio De Sica(screenplay)
      • Suso Cecchi D'Amico(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      The film featured a mix of professional and non-professional actors. Some of these included down-and-out alcoholics who had to be awakened for work by having bucketsful of cold water thrown over them.
    • Quotes

      Totò: Would you like the sun?

      [Edvige nods, so Totó looks toward the horizon, where the sun comes up in a few seconds]

    • Connections
      Edited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: Une vague nouvelle (1999)

    User reviews24

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    Top review
    9/10
    A Magical Feel-Good Film
    I just recently watched De Sica's Miracle in Milan and I must say it's a tragedy this film isn't more widely accessible. The film follows the curiously magical exploits of a grown up orphan who has just left his orphanage for the first time. His unstoppable optimism finally brings him to a shantytown outside of Milan. He helps to build the town into a thriving community, which soon comes under the fire of the property's owner. Through a miracle from the heavens, our optimistic orphan sets to help his fellow vagrants with their lives and their homes.

    I'm not normally one for dopey family films, so I was very happy to enjoy this. It's not dopey, it's not sappy and it's not overly sentimental. The story is told with a gentle touch that De Sica is such a master with. The film is sweet, good-hearted and touching without ever relying on the corny or the melodramatic.

    All in all, this film leaves you with a heart-warming feeling that only a poet like De Sica could give you. A sure recommendation.
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    • Jul 6, 2010

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    • Release date
      • December 17, 1951 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Italy
    • Languages
      • Italian
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Cudo u Milanu
    • Filming locations
      • Piazza del Duomo, Milan, Lombardy, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Produzioni De Sica
      • Ente Nazionale Industrie Cinematografiche (ENIC)
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $435
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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