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Poor But Beautiful

Original title: Poveri ma belli
  • 19571957
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
667
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Marisa Allasio, Maurizio Arena, and Renato Salvatori in Poor But Beautiful (1957)
  • Comedy
  • Romance
Romolo and Salvatore are two young men who are neighbors and friends. They live with their parents in Piazza Navona in Rome. They are poor but handsome, and both fall in love with the beauti... Read allRomolo and Salvatore are two young men who are neighbors and friends. They live with their parents in Piazza Navona in Rome. They are poor but handsome, and both fall in love with the beautiful Giovanna.Romolo and Salvatore are two young men who are neighbors and friends. They live with their parents in Piazza Navona in Rome. They are poor but handsome, and both fall in love with the beautiful Giovanna.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
667
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Dino Risi
  • Writers
    • Dino Risi(idea)
    • Pasquale Festa Campanile(screenplay)
    • Massimo Franciosa(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Marisa Allasio
    • Maurizio Arena
    • Renato Salvatori
Top credits
  • Director
    • Dino Risi
  • Writers
    • Dino Risi(idea)
    • Pasquale Festa Campanile(screenplay)
    • Massimo Franciosa(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Marisa Allasio
    • Maurizio Arena
    • Renato Salvatori
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    • 4User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    Marisa Allasio and Renato Salvatori in Poor But Beautiful (1957)
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    Marisa Allasio, Ettore Manni, and Renato Salvatori in Poor But Beautiful (1957)
    Marisa Allasio and Renato Salvatori in Poor But Beautiful (1957)
    Marisa Allasio, Maurizio Arena, Ettore Manni, and Renato Salvatori in Poor But Beautiful (1957)
    Poor But Beautiful (1957)
    Marisa Allasio in Poor But Beautiful (1957)

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    Marisa Allasio
    Marisa Allasio
    • Giovannaas Giovanna
    Maurizio Arena
    Maurizio Arena
    • Romolo Toccacielias Romolo Toccacieli
    Renato Salvatori
    Renato Salvatori
    • Salvatoreas Salvatore
    Memmo Carotenuto
    Memmo Carotenuto
    • Sor Alvaroas Sor Alvaro
    Lorella De Luca
    Lorella De Luca
    • Marisa Toccacielias Marisa Toccacieli
    Alessandra Panaro
    Alessandra Panaro
    • Anna Mariaas Anna Maria
    Mario Carotenuto
    • Uncle Marioas Uncle Mario
    Virgilio Riento
    • Giovanna's Fatheras Giovanna's Father
    Mario Ambrosino
    • Leonetto Bersellias Leonetto Berselli
    Rossella Como
    • Joleas Jole
    Marcello Avallone
    Luciano Basso
    Luciano Berti
    Gildo Bocci
    • Father of Romoloas Father of Romolo
    Sergio Cardinaletti
    Lina Ferri
    • sora Ceciliaas sora Cecilia
    Dina De Santis
    • Girl loving Claudio Villaas Girl loving Claudio Villa
    • (as Tina De Santis)
    Maurizio Monticelli
    • Director
      • Dino Risi
    • Writers
      • Dino Risi(idea) (screenplay)
      • Pasquale Festa Campanile(screenplay)
      • Massimo Franciosa(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      In a scene, Salvatore says he's going to commit suicide jumping off a bridge, Ponte Nuovo; actually, such bridge never existed in Rome. Indeed, the whole fake suicide-sequence was shot on Ponte Flaminio.
    • Connections
      Followed by Belle ma povere (1957)
    • Soundtracks
      Buongiorno tristezza
      Written by Giuseppe Fiorelli and Mario Ruccione
      Performed by Claudio Villa

    User reviews4

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    Top review
    8/10
    Fun, fun, fun !!
    A fantastic and FUN film, about boys and girls of Rome...the main argument is LIFE; parties, a day taking a bath, 50's songs, girls, cars and the beauty of Marisa Allasio. I don't know why she didn't make more films !!
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    • abrahax
    • Mar 14, 2001

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    • Release date
      • August 1959 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • France
    • Language
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Poor, But Handsome
    • Filming locations
      • Ponte Flaminio, Rome, Lazio, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Société Générale de Cinématographie (S.G.C.)
      • Titanus
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    • Budget
      • ITL 60,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 41 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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