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L'oro di Napoli

L'oro di Napoli

1954Movie⏱️ 2h 18mNot Rated
ComedyDramaRomance
7.3
IMDB Rating
2,305 votes

A portrait of the people, the defects, and the peculiarities of Naples in six different vignettes.

Director
Vittorio De Sica
Writers
Giuseppe Marotta, Cesare Zavattini, Vittorio De Sica
Stars
Totò, Lianella Carell, Pasquale Cennamo
Release Date
February 11, 1957
Language
Italian
Country
Italy
🏆 3
Wins
🎯 2
Nominations
💬 12
Reviews
📋 4.9K
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🎭 Top Cast

Totò
Totò
as Don Saverio Petrillo
Lianella Carell
Lianella Carell
as Carolina Petrillo
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Pasquale Cennamo
as Don Carmine Savarone
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Agostino Salvietti
as Gennaro Esposito
Sophia Loren
Sophia Loren
as Sofia
Paolo Stoppa
Paolo Stoppa
as Don Peppino - il vedovo
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Giacomo Furia
as Rosario - marito di Sofia
Alberto Farnese
Alberto Farnese
as Alfredo - l'amante di Sofia
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Tecla Scarano
as Un amico di Peppino
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Pasquale Tartaro
as Cafiero

💰 Box Office

$5,046
Worldwide Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Salita Cinesi, Rione Sanità, Naples, Campania, Italy
Production
Carlo Ponti Cinematografica, Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica

🏷️ Keywords

observational humorsocial dramaanthology filmitalian cinemabased on novel

🎯 Categories

ItalianComedyDramaRomance

⭐ Featured Review

Not outdated
by ecaprarie2006-06-20
9/10

"I am Italian and I saw this movie on TV a few days ago. I had not seen it in the past. Totò is absolutely fantastic in his role. But the most astonishing episode is that of the 'funeralino', the funeral of a child: that is very 'neapolitan' to me. Sorrow and attention to manners are co-existent and you never know whether it is true sorrow or pure acting. Paolo Stoppa is also excellent in his role as a new widower. Of course, the movie is quoted because of Sofia Loren, who was helping her husband in his job of making pizzas. This is the movie where her nickname 'la pizz..."

💡 Did You Know?

The kid Gennarino is played by Pierino Bilancioni (wrongly listed ad Pierino Bilancione), at his only movie appearance. As an adult Bilancioni became a well-known and appreciated ice cream maker and owned a successful cafe in Posillipo (Naples). He received many awards for his activity, in particular for his hazelnut cream.

📖 Synopsis

A portrait of the people, the defects, and the peculiarities of Naples in six different vignettes.