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It Happened in the Park (1953)

Genre : Comedy, Drama

Runtime : 1H 33M

Director : Gianni Franciolini
Writer : Armando Curcio, Liana Ferri, Ennio Flaiano, Rodolfo Sonego, Agenore Incrocci, Furio Scarpelli

Synopsis

Villa Borghese, Rome's biggest urban park, is the place where everyday laughs and dramas are consumed. The movie is made of six vignettes set there.

Actors

Eduardo De Filippo
Eduardo De Filippo
Donato Ventrella (segment: Il paraninfo)
Vittorio De Sica
Vittorio De Sica
Arturo Cavazzuti - the lawyer (segment: Incidente a Villa Borghese)
Anna Maria Ferrero
Anna Maria Ferrero
Anna Maria Del Balzo (segment: Pi-greco)
François Périer
François Périer
The Greek professor (segment: Pi-greco)
Gérard Philipe
Gérard Philipe
Carlo - Valeria's lover (segment: Gli amanti)
Micheline Presle
Micheline Presle
Valeria Valenzano (segment: Gli amanti)
Eloisa Cianni
Eloisa Cianni
Antonietta Torresi (segment: Concorso di bellezza)
Maurizio Arena
Maurizio Arena
Virginia's boyfriend (segment: Incidente a Villa Borghese)
Annamaria Bugliari
Annamaria Bugliari
Self (segment: Concorso di bellezza)
Antonio Cifariello
Antonio Cifariello
The Sailor
Clara Crispo
Clara Crispo
Virginia's mother (segment: Incidente a Villa Borghese)
Dino Curcio
Dino Curcio
Benjamin - an accountant
Uta Franz
Uta Franz
The French babysitter (segment: Serve e soldati)
Aldo Giuffrè
Aldo Giuffrè
Attilio Scardaci - the vigilante (segment: Incidente a Villa Borghese)
Leda Gloria
Leda Gloria
Mrs. Ventrella - Donato's wife (segment: Il paraninfo)
Guglielmo Inglese
Guglielmo Inglese
Benjamin's uncle (segment: Il paraninfo)
Barbara Man
Barbara Man
The Swedish babysitter (segment: Serve e soldati)
Mario Passante
Mario Passante
Commendator Mocchetti
Giovanna Ralli
Giovanna Ralli
Virginia (segment: Incidente a Villa Borghese)
Giulia Rubini
Giulia Rubini
Marietta (segment: Serve e soldati)
Luigi Russo
Luigi Russo
Tanino - the soldier (segment: Serve e soldati)
Enzo Turco
Enzo Turco
The matchmaker (segment: Il paraninfo)
Enrico Viarisio
Enrico Viarisio
The engineer - client of Elvira (segment: Concorso di bellezza)
Alberto Bonucci
Alberto Bonucci
The presenter of the beauty contest (segment: Concorso di bellezza)
Vittorio Caprioli
Vittorio Caprioli
The commissioner of morality (segment: Concorso di bellezza)
Franca Valeri
Franca Valeri
Elvira (segment: Concorso di bellezza)
Margherita Autuori
Margherita Autuori
Fanny Ventrella (segment: Il paraninfo)
Milvia Chianelli
Milvia Chianelli
The babysitter who describes her mistress's dress (segment: Serve e soldati) (uncredited)
Vittoria Crispo
Vittoria Crispo
Bit Part (uncredited)
Cesare Fantoni
Cesare Fantoni
The local manager (segment: Concorso di bellezza) (uncredited)
Rossana Galli
Rossana Galli
Competitor # 2 in the beauty contest (segment: Concorso di bellezza) (uncredited)
Piero Giagnoni
Piero Giagnoni
A child (segment: Serve e soldati) (uncredited)
Terence Hill
Terence Hill
A school friend of Anna Maria (segment: Pi-greco) (uncredited)
Ileana Lauro
Ileana Lauro
Bit part (uncredited)
Sandro Lorenzini
Sandro Lorenzini
Bit Part (uncredited)
Marcella Mariani
Marcella Mariani
Marcella (uncredited)
Franco Marturano
Franco Marturano
Bit Part (uncredited)
Franco Migliacci
Franco Migliacci
Anna Maria's classmate (segment: Pi-greco) (uncredited)
Gilda Moro
Gilda Moro
Bit Part (uncredited)
Germana Paolieri
Germana Paolieri
Gemma (segment: Concorso di bellezza) (uncredited)
Maria Piazzai
Maria Piazzai
Competitor # 3 in the beauty contest (segment: Concorso di bellezza) (uncredited)
Sandro Pistolini
Sandro Pistolini
The Little Boy with Marietta (uncredited)
Sandro Postino
Sandro Postino
The boy with Marietta (segment: Serve e soldati) (uncredited)
Giovanni Robbiano
Giovanni Robbiano
Bit part (uncredited)
Gina Rovere
Gina Rovere
A contestant in the beauty contest (segment: Concorso di bellezza) (uncredited)
Maria Grazia Sandri
Maria Grazia Sandri
Bit Part (uncredited)
Gioia Wheller
Gioia Wheller
Bit Part (uncredited)

Crews

Gianni Franciolini
Gianni Franciolini
Director
Mario Bava
Mario Bava
Director of Photography
Adriana Novelli
Adriana Novelli
Editor
Sergio Amidei
Sergio Amidei
Story
Giorgio Bassani
Giorgio Bassani
Story
Ennio Flaiano
Ennio Flaiano
Story
Ercole Patti
Ercole Patti
Story
Sergio Amidei
Sergio Amidei
Idea
Armando Curcio
Armando Curcio
Screenplay
Liana Ferri
Liana Ferri
Screenplay
Ennio Flaiano
Ennio Flaiano
Screenplay
Rodolfo Sonego
Rodolfo Sonego
Screenplay
Agenore Incrocci
Agenore Incrocci
Screenplay
Furio Scarpelli
Furio Scarpelli
Screenplay
Corrado Bartoloni
Corrado Bartoloni
Camera Operator
Giorgio Capitani
Giorgio Capitani
First Assistant Director
Gérard Ducaux-Rupp
Gérard Ducaux-Rupp
First Assistant Director
Paolo Spinola
Paolo Spinola
Second Assistant Director
Maddalena De Francesco
Maddalena De Francesco
Script Supervisor
Antonio Negri
Antonio Negri
Production Secretary
Antonio Sarno
Antonio Sarno
Production Secretary
Neglena Assenkoff
Neglena Assenkoff
Costume Design
Angelo Malantrucco
Angelo Malantrucco
Makeup Artist
Giovanni Paris
Giovanni Paris
Sound
Mario Nascimbene
Mario Nascimbene
Original Music Composer
Franco Ferrara
Franco Ferrara
Conductor
Giorgio Agliani
Giorgio Agliani
Production Manager

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