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

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directed by

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and starring

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, and

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.Brunetta 89 A number of the personnel were involved in the subsequent development of neorealism. The hero is the driver of a horse-drawn carriage who objects to the competition from motorised

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s. The film's sets were designed by the

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and

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. It was shot at the

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and on location around the city.

Cast

as Antonio Urbani, detto "Toto" *

as Mary Dunchetti, la canzonettista *

as Adele Urbani *

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as Nannarella Urbani *

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as Roberto Pinelli, l'autista *

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as Pasquale, suo padre *

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as Andrea, il portiere *

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as Valentino Doriani, il comico * Nando Bruno as Augusto Pallotta, il vetturino *

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as Ottone Roncucci detto "Paradiso" *

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as Il medico *

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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