Poor But Beautiful (1957)
Salvatore and Romolo are two young and poor young men that are neighbours and friends. They live with their parents in Piazza Navona, Rome. They are poor but handsome, and both fall in love with Giovanna.
Director:
Dino Risi
Writers:
Dino Risi, Pasquale Festa Campanile, Massimo Franciosa.
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Maurizio Arena as Romolo |
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Renato Salvatori as Salvatore |
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Marisa Allasio as Giovanna |
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Memmo Carotenuto as Autista |
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Lorella De Luca as Marisa |
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Alessandra Panaro as Annamaria |
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Mario Carotenuto as Zio Mario |
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Virgilio Riento as Giovanna's father |
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Mario Ambrosino as |
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Rossella Como as Jole |
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Marcello Avallone as |
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Gildo Bocci as father of Romolo |
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Sergio Cardinaletti as |
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Lina Ferri as |
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Maurizio Monticelli as |
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Carla Onofrio as |
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Erminio Spalla as amico del padre di Giovanna |
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Ettore Manni as Ugo |
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Nino Vingelli as Old 'Pappagallo' |
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Ughetto Bertucci as the greengrocer in Piazza Navona |
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Mimmo Poli as the laughing Customer at 'Antica Roma' |
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Dina De Santis as |
| Directing | Dino Risi | Director |
| Writing | Dino Risi | Screenplay |
| Writing | Dino Risi | Story |
| Directing | Franco Montemurro | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Tina Marchetti Clerici | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Vito Minore | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Piero Filippone | Production Design |
| Art | Giorgio Giovannini | Set Decoration |
| Production | Anna Maria Campanile | Production Secretary |
| Camera | Franco Delli Colli | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Otello Fava | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Giovanni Battista Poletto | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Giorgio Fabor | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Aldo Pomilia | Unit Manager |
| Production | Silvio Clementelli | Executive Producer |
| Production | Goffredo Lombardo | Producer |
| Writing | Pasquale Festa Campanile | Screenplay |
| Writing | Massimo Franciosa | Screenplay |
| Camera | Tonino Delli Colli | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Mario Serandrei | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Beni Montresor | Costume Design |
| Sound | Giulio Tagliacozzo | Sound |