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Il vigile

Il vigile

1960Movie⏱️ 1h 44m
Comedy
7.2
IMDB Rating
1,686 votes

An unemployed man gets a job as traffic policeman but the traffic in the big city creates innumerous problems for the poor guy.

Director
Luigi Zampa
Writers
Rodolfo Sonego, Luigi Zampa, Ugo Guerra
Stars
Alberto Sordi, Vittorio De Sica, Marisa Merlini
Release Date
November 17, 1960
Language
Italian
Country
Italy
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Alberto Sordi
Alberto Sordi
as Otello Celletti
Vittorio De Sica
Vittorio De Sica
as Il sindaco
Marisa Merlini
Marisa Merlini
as Amalia Celletti
Mara Berni
Mara Berni
as Mayor's lover
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Nando Bruno
as cognato di Otello
Riccardo Garrone
Riccardo Garrone
as Il tenente dei vigili
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Lia Zoppelli
as Moglie del sindaco
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Franco Di Trocchio
as figlio di Otello
Carlo Pisacane
Carlo Pisacane
as padre di Otello
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Piera Arico
as sorella di Otello

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Production
Royal Film

🏷️ Keywords

italian policepoliceman uniformtraffic policemancitypoverty

🎯 Categories

ItalianComedy

⭐ Featured Review

Great comedy !
by skulli992002-08-08
9/10

"Another fabel/comedy of the dangers for the poor Italian man who dares to rise up in society and challenge the high and mighty.This film is made in a more comical but realistic vein, and is well filmed.Alberto Sordi's acting is superb, and there is not a boring moment in the film ! This is a typical Italian neo realistic comedy, which was in such peak form in the late 1950's and early 1960's.Rarely, do Italians make such entertaining films nowadays,(with the exception of Pieracchioni and further back in time , Carlo Verdoni). Othello(played by Alberto S.), an unemployed loser,..."

💡 Did You Know?

Actress/showgirl Sylva Koscina has a small part as herself.

📖 Synopsis

An unemployed man gets a job as traffic policeman but the traffic in the big city creates innumerous problems for the poor guy.