''The Last Wagon'' ( it, L'ultima carrozzella) is a 1943 Italian

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directed by Mario Mattoli and starring

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, Anna Magnani, and

Anita Durante Anita Durante (28 September 1897 – 2 May 1994) was an Italian actress. Born Anita Bianchi in Rome into a humble family, after attending a dramatic society for several years Durante made her official debut on stage in 1919, in Ettore Petro ...

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s. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Piero Filippone and Mario Rappini. It was shot at the

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and on location around the city.

Cast

as Antonio Urbani, detto "Toto" * Anna Magnani as Mary Dunchetti, la canzonettista *

as Adele Urbani * Elide Spada as Nannarella Urbani *

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as Roberto Pinelli, l'autista *

Aristide Garbini Aristide Garbini (1890–1950) was an Italian film actor.Verdone p.83 Selected filmography * '' The Crusaders'' (1918) * ''Messalina'' (1924) * '' Miryam'' (1929) * ''Five to Nil'' (1932) * '' Ragazzo'' (1934) * '' The Old Guard'' (1934) * ''Ald ...

as Pasquale, suo padre *

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as Andrea, il portiere * Tino Scotti as Valentino Doriani, il comico *

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as Augusto Pallotta, il vetturino * Leopoldo Valentini as Ottone Roncucci detto "Paradiso" * Oreste Fares as Il medico * Marina Doge as L'amica di Nannarella *

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as La padrona della pensione "Flora" * Vittorio Cuomo as Filippo, il padrone dell'osteria * Renato Mariani as Il signor sul treno

References

Bibliography

* Brunetta, Gian Piero. ''The History of Italian Cinema: A Guide to Italian Film from Its Origins to the Twenty-first Century''. Princeton University Press, 2009. * Wagstaff, Christopher. ''Italian Neorealist Cinema: An Aesthetic Approach''. University of Toronto Press, 2007.

External links

* 1943 films Italian comedy films 1940s Italian-language films Italian black-and-white films Films directed by Mario Mattoli 1943 comedy films Films with screenplays by Federico Fellini Films shot in Rome Films shot at Palatino Studios 1940s Italian films {{1940s-Italy-comedy-film-stub