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directed by Mario Costa and starring

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and

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.Sorrenti p.21 The film's sets were designed by the

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Partial cast

as Mario *

as Rosetta *

as Evi *

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as himself *

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as Maria *

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as Nino * Ludmilla Dudarova as Elena *

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as Pippo *

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as Gigetto *

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as Lidia *

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as Ugo *

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as Fanny * Felice Romano *

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as Max

References

Bibliography

* Pasquale Sorrenti. ''Il cinema e la Puglia''. Schena, 1984.

External links

* 1951 films Italian black-and-white films 1950s Italian-language films 1951 drama films Films directed by Mario Costa Italian drama films 1950s melodrama films 1950s Italian films Films scored by Carlo Innocenzi {{1950s-drama-film-stub