Ho scelto l'amore (1953)
A satire of the Cold War, Italian style. Soviet flunkey Boris Popovitc is sent on a goodwill mission to Rome, where he is to deliver a symbolic dove of peace to a group of WW II freedom fighters. Somehow, Boris winds up in Venice minus the dove. As he searches up street and down canal for the missing bird, he meets and falls in love with luscious flower-girl Maria.
Director:
Mario Zampi
Writers:
Giorgio Prosperi, Vittorio Calvino, Achille Campanile, Renato Rascel, Mario Zampi.
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Renato Rascel as Boris Popovic |
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Marisa Pavan as Maria |
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Eduardo Passarelli as Mario |
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Margherita Bagni as Elisabetta, la zia di Marisa |
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Michele Abruzzo as Vitali |
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Gianni Rizzo as il secondo delegato |
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Lia Di Leo as Paola |
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Kiki Urbani as altra donna a casa del conte |
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Paolo Panelli as il figlio del conte |
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Gino Cavalieri as il prete alla festa di nozze |
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Cesco Baseggio as il violinista alla festa di nozze |
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Frederick Valk as il sacerdote del convento |
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Carlo Mazzarella as amico del conte |
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Pietro Tordi as un comunista |
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Ettore Mattia as |
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Peppino De Martino as |
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Manlio Busoni as |
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Giulio Calì as |
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Dina Perbellini as |
| Writing | Vittorio Calvino | Story |
| Writing | Giorgio Prosperi | Screenplay |
| Writing | Vittorio Calvino | Screenplay |
| Writing | Achille Campanile | Screenplay |
| Writing | Renato Rascel | Screenplay |
| Writing | Mario Zampi | Screenplay |
| Directing | Vanda Tuzzi | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Elsa Carnevali | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Silvano Ippoliti | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Guglielmo Lombardi | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Nello Renzi | Assistant Camera |
| Production | Mario Gabrielli | Unit Manager |
| Production | Adolfo Fabrizi | Production Secretary |
| Production | Giorgio Tedeschi | Production Secretary |
| Production | Turi Vasile | Producer |
| Editing | Andreina Giglietti | Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eligio Trani | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Attilio Camarda | Hairstylist |
| Camera | Osvaldo Civirani | Still Photographer |
| Directing | Gus Agosti | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Mauro Bolognini | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Franco Morabito | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Ennio Sensi | Sound |
| Editing | Romano Zampi | Editor |
| Art | Mario Chiari | Production Design |
| Art | Piero Poletto | Assistant Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marisa Crimi | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mario Chiari | Costume Design |
| Camera | Mario Albertelli | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Rodolfo Lombardi | Director of Photography |
| Production | Nicola Morabito | Production Manager |
| Sound | Roman Vlad | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Mario Zampi | Director |