Bread and Chocolate (1974)
An Italian immigrant tries to make a new life in Switzerland, taking on a series of increasingly menial jobs in order to do it. He attempts to fit into his new home and society but fails at every turn. Unable to go home again, will his tenacity and optimism be enough to live on?
Director:
Franco Brusati
Writers:
Franco Brusati, Jaja Fiastri, Nino Manfredi.
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Nino Manfredi as Giovanni 'Nino' Garofoli |
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Johnny Dorelli as Italian Industrialist |
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Anna Karina as Elena |
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Paolo Turco as Gianni |
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Ugo D'Alessio as Pietro |
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Tano Cimarosa as Gigi |
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Gianfranco Barra as The turk |
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Giorgio Cerioni as Police Inspector |
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Francesco D'Adda as Rudiger |
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Umberto Raho as Jacques, the Maitre |
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Geoffrey Copleston as Boegli |
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Federico Scrobogna as Grigory |
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Max Delys as Renzo |
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Giorgio Dolfin as Paolo |
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Nelide Giammarco as The Blonde |
| Directing | Franco Brusati | Director |
| Camera | Luciano Tovoli | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Franco Brusati | Story |
| Writing | Franco Brusati | Screenplay |
| Writing | Jaja Fiastri | Screenplay |
| Writing | Nino Manfredi | Screenplay |
| Art | Luigi Scaccianoce | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Guido Patrizio | Costume Design |
| Sound | Daniele Patucchi | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Paolo De Andreis | Production Manager |
| Production | Alfredo Mirabile | Line Producer |
| Production | Turi Vasile | Executive Producer |
| Production | Maurizio Lodi-Fè | Producer |
| Art | Bruno Cesari | Set Decoration |
| Art | Paolo Biagetti | Assistant Production Design |
| Directing | Rinaldo Ricci | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Francesco Lessona | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Laura Currelli | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Giovanni Bernardi | Production Secretary |
| Production | Giuseppe Bruno Bossio | Production Secretary |
| Production | Adalberto Spadoni | Administration |
| Camera | Romano Albani | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Nino Cristiani | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Michele Picciaredda | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Enrico Priori | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Alessandro Grossi | Second Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Otello Sisi | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Giancarlo De Leonardis | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Claudio Maielli | Sound |
| Sound | Decio Trani | Boom Operator |
| Editing | Sandro Broglio | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Roberto Arcangeli | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Franco Bassi | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Lino Messina | Sound Mixer |
| Editing | Mario Morra | Editor |