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 |
| Writing | Dino Risi | Screenplay |
| Directing | Dino Risi | Director |
| Directing | Tina Marchetti Clerici | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Franco Delli Colli | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Otello Fava | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Giorgio Fabor | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Anna Maria Campanile | Production Secretary |
| Art | Piero Filippone | Production Design |
| Art | Giorgio Giovannini | Set Decoration |
| Writing | Dino Risi | Story |
| Directing | Vito Minore | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Giovanni Battista Poletto | Still Photographer |
| Directing | Franco Montemurro | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Silvio Clementelli | Executive Producer |
| Production | Goffredo Lombardo | Producer |
| Production | Aldo Pomilia | Unit Manager |
| Editing | Mario Serandrei | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Beni Montresor | Costume Design |
| Camera | Tonino Delli Colli | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Pasquale Festa Campanile | Screenplay |
| Sound | Giulio Tagliacozzo | Sound |
| Writing | Massimo Franciosa | Screenplay |