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It Started in Naples

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It Started in Naples (1960)
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Days before his wedding, a Philadelphia lawyer travels to Naples in Southern Italy to settle the estate of his late brother, only to find that he has an Italian nephew who is being cared for... Read allDays before his wedding, a Philadelphia lawyer travels to Naples in Southern Italy to settle the estate of his late brother, only to find that he has an Italian nephew who is being cared for by his maternal aunt, a cabaret singer.Days before his wedding, a Philadelphia lawyer travels to Naples in Southern Italy to settle the estate of his late brother, only to find that he has an Italian nephew who is being cared for by his maternal aunt, a cabaret singer.
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  • Director
    • Melville Shavelson
  • Writers
    • Melville Shavelson(screenplay)
    • Jack Rose(screenplay)
    • Suso Cecchi D'Amico(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Clark Gable
    • Sophia Loren
    • Vittorio De Sica
Top credits
  • Director
    • Melville Shavelson
  • Writers
    • Melville Shavelson(screenplay)
    • Jack Rose(screenplay)
    • Suso Cecchi D'Amico(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Clark Gable
    • Sophia Loren
    • Vittorio De Sica
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    • 40User reviews
    • 24Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 4 nominations total

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    It Started in Naples
    Trailer 2:54
    It Started in Naples

    Photos13

    "It Started In Naples," Sophia Loren. 1960 Parmount
    "It Started IN Naples," Sophia Loren and Marietto. 1960 Paramount
    It Started in Naples (1960)
    Clark Gable and Sophia Loren in It Started in Naples (1960)
    Clark Gable and Sophia Loren in It Started in Naples (1960)
    Clark Gable and Sophia Loren in It Started in Naples (1960)
    Clark Gable and Sophia Loren in It Started in Naples (1960)
    Clark Gable and Sophia Loren in It Started in Naples (1960)
    Clark Gable and Sophia Loren in It Started in Naples (1960)
    Clark Gable and Sophia Loren in It Started in Naples (1960)
    Clark Gable, Sophia Loren, Vittorio De Sica, Paolo Carlini, and Marietto in It Started in Naples (1960)
    Sophia Loren in It Started in Naples (1960)

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    Clark Gable
    Clark Gable
    • Michael Hamiltonas Michael Hamilton
    Sophia Loren
    Sophia Loren
    • Lucia Curcioas Lucia Curcio
    Vittorio De Sica
    Vittorio De Sica
    • Mario Vitaleas Mario Vitale
    Marietto
    • Nando Hamiltonas Nando Hamilton
    Paolo Carlini
    • Renzoas Renzo
    Giovanni Filidoro
    • Gennarielloas Gennariello
    Claudio Ermelli
    Claudio Ermelli
    • Luigias Luigi
    Robert Cunningham
    • Don Mc Guire - Train Passengeras Don Mc Guire - Train Passenger
    • (as Bob Cunningham)
    Marco Tulli
    Marco Tulli
    Carlo Rizzo
    Yvonne Monlaur
    Yvonne Monlaur
    Liana Del Balzo
    • Bit partas Bit part
    • (uncredited)
    Mario Ingrassia
    • Danceras Dancer
    • (uncredited)
    Mimmo Poli
    Mimmo Poli
    • Man in Baras Man in Bar
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Melville Shavelson
    • Writers
      • Melville Shavelson(screenplay)
      • Jack Rose(screenplay)
      • Suso Cecchi D'Amico(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Clark Gable became addicted to Italian food while making the film, and his weight ballooned to 230 lbs. He is clearly a lot heavier in some scenes than in others.
    • Goofs
      When Lucia is on the bed waiting for Michael, she wears a blue dress and dark nylon stockings. When she is outside with her nephew Nando, she is still in her blue dress, but bare legged, and when she enters the house and lies on the bed, she is wearing the dress and stockings again.
    • Quotes

      Michael Hamilton: How are people supposed to sleep on this island?

      Cafe Waiter: Together!

    • Connections
      Featured in The Love Goddesses (1965)
    • Soundtracks
      It Started in Naples
      by Alessandro Cicognini, Carlo Savina and Sylvana Simoni
      English lyrics by Milton Gabler (as Milt Gabler)

    User reviews40

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    fitting finale to Clarke Gables' career
    What a wonderful movie starring two of filmdoms' greatest stars-Clark Gable and the beautiful Sophia Loren. Set in Naples and the island of Capri this is one attractive movie.Great story line and excellent music and a wonderful performance by the master himself Vittorio De Sica. Add to the cast a young Italian actor by the name of Marietto playing a wise-cracking street kid from Naples and you have the perfect afternoon treat. Though this was Gables' second last movie before the ill fated Misfits (a movie I would rather forget)he looks in excellent shape and still has that twinkle in his eye that made him a star for over 25 years. This movie is just magic. Enough said.
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    • lonniebealeusa
    • Aug 23, 2002

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    • Release date
      • August 7, 1960 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Es begann in Neapel
    • Filming locations
      • Isle of Capri, Naples, Campania, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Capri Productions
      • Paramount Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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