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The Gold of Naples (1954)

A quartet of Neapolitan tales - four captivating stories - wry, delightful and dramatic with that special humor and temperament and that enduring zest for life that characterizes these volatile people...

Genre : Drama, Comedy

Runtime : 2H 11M

Director : Vittorio De Sica
Writer : Cesare Zavattini, Vittorio De Sica, Giuseppe Marotta

Synopsis

Tribute to Naples, where director De Sica spent his first years, this is a collection of six Napolitean episodes : a clown exploited by a gangster ; an inconstant pizza seller (Sofia) loosing her husband's ring ; the funeral of a dead child ; the gambler Count Prospero B. defeated by a kid ; the unexpected and unusual wedding of Teresa, a prostitute ; the "professor" Ersilio Micci, a "wisdom seller".

Actors

Silvana Mangano
Silvana Mangano
Teresa (segment "Teresa")
Sophia Loren
Sophia Loren
Sofia (segment "Pizze a credito")
Eduardo De Filippo
Eduardo De Filippo
Don Ersilio Miccio (segment "Il professore")
Paolo Stoppa
Paolo Stoppa
Don Peppino - il vedovo (segment "Pizze a credito")
Erno Crisa
Erno Crisa
Don Nicola (segment "Teresa")
Totò
Totò
Don Saverio Petrillo (segment "Il guappo")
Lianella Carell
Lianella Carell
Carolina Petrillo (segment "Il guappo")
Giacomo Furia
Giacomo Furia
Rosario - marito di Sofia (segment "Pizze a credito")
Tina Pica
Tina Pica
Old woman (segment "Il professore")
Alberto Farnese
Alberto Farnese
Alfredo - l'amante di Sofia (segment "Pizze a credito")
Tecla Scarano
Tecla Scarano
Un amico di Peppino (segment "Pizze a credito")
Pasquale Cennamo
Pasquale Cennamo
Don Carmine Savarone (segment "Il guappo")
Agostino Salvietti
Agostino Salvietti
Gennaro Esposito (segment "Il guappo")
Pasquale Tartaro
Pasquale Tartaro
Cafiero (segment "Pizze a credito")
Teresa De Vita
Teresa De Vita
La madre (segment "Funeralino")
Vittorio De Sica
Vittorio De Sica
Il conte Prospero B. (segment "I giocatori")
Pierino Bilancioni
Pierino Bilancioni
Il piccolo Gennarino (segment "I giocatori")
Lars Borgström
Lars Borgström
Federico - the Doorkeeper (segment "I giocatori")
Mario Passante
Mario Passante
Giovanni - the Butler (segment "I giocatori")
Ubaldo Maestri
Ubaldo Maestri
Don Ubaldo (segment "Teresa")
Nino Imparato
Nino Imparato
Gennaro (segment "Il professore")
Gianni Crosio
Gianni Crosio
Alfonso Maria di Sant'Agata dei Fornai (segment "Il professore")
Roberto De Simone
Roberto De Simone
Umberto Scognamiglio (segment "Pizze a credito") (uncredited)
Rosetta Dei
Rosetta Dei
(segment "Pizze a credito") (uncredited)
Irene Montaldo
Irene Montaldo
La contessa B. (segment "I giocatori") (uncredited)
Gigi Reder
Gigi Reder
Don Peppino's friend (segment "Pizze a credito") (uncredited)
Nino Vingelli
Nino Vingelli
Guappo (segment "Il guappo") (uncredited)

Crews

Vittorio De Sica
Vittorio De Sica
Director
Cesare Zavattini
Cesare Zavattini
Adaptation
Cesare Zavattini
Cesare Zavattini
Screenplay
Vittorio De Sica
Vittorio De Sica
Screenplay
Giuseppe Marotta
Giuseppe Marotta
Screenplay
Dino De Laurentiis
Dino De Laurentiis
Producer
Carlo Ponti
Carlo Ponti
Producer
Alessandro Cicognini
Alessandro Cicognini
Original Music Composer
Carlo Montuori
Carlo Montuori
Director of Photography
Eraldo Da Roma
Eraldo Da Roma
Editor
Gastone Medin
Gastone Medin
Production Design
Ferdinando Ruffo
Ferdinando Ruffo
Set Decoration
Pia Marchesi
Pia Marchesi
Costume Design
Nino Misiano
Nino Misiano
Production Manager
Roberto Moretti
Roberto Moretti
Production Supervisor
Giuseppe Marotta
Giuseppe Marotta
Novel
Elmo De Sica
Elmo De Sica
Production Secretary
Mario Abussi
Mario Abussi
Production Secretary
Giuseppe Barbaro
Giuseppe Barbaro
Administration
Luisa Alessandri
Luisa Alessandri
First Assistant Director
Franco Montemurro
Franco Montemurro
First Assistant Director
Aldo Calpini
Aldo Calpini
Sound
Biagio Fiorelli
Biagio Fiorelli
Sound
Bruno Moreal
Bruno Moreal
Sound
Goffredo Bellisario
Goffredo Bellisario
Camera Operator
Marcella Benvenuti
Marcella Benvenuti
Assistant Editor
Franca Carotenuto
Franca Carotenuto
Script Supervisor
Alessandro Cicognini
Alessandro Cicognini
Conductor
Marcello Girosi
Marcello Girosi
Executive Producer

Posters and backgrounds

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