''Hello Elephant'' ( it, Buongiorno, elefante!) is a 1952 Italian

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending ( black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

Gianni Franciolini Gianni Franciolini (1 June 1910 – 1 January 1960) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 19 films between 1939 and 1959. Life and career Born in Florence, in 1929 he moved to Paris to study journalism; there he came in ...

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Vittorio De Sica Vittorio De Sica ( , ; 7 July 1901 – 13 November 1974) was an Italian film director and actor, a leading figure in the neorealist movement. Four of the films he directed won Academy Awards: '' Sciuscià'' and '' Bicycle Thieves'' (honorar ...

: Carlo Caretti *

María Mercader María de la Asunción Mercader Forcada (; 6 March 1918 – 26 January 2011) was a Spanish film actress who appeared in some forty films between 1923 and 1992. Julian Gorkin wrote that her cousin was born Montserrat in the family of Carida ...

: Maria Caretti *

Sabu Sabu may refer to: Film and comics *Sabu, Japanese name of 1966 Speed Racer's mechanic in original manga and its anime adaptation *Sabu, 1971 character in Chacha Chaudhary Indian comic books * ''Sabu'' (film), 2002 Japanese period drama directed by ...

: Sultan of Nagore *

Nando Bruno Nando Bruno (6 October 1895 – 10 April 1963) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 84 films between 1938 and 1961. He was born in Rome, Italy and he died there. Selected filmography * ''A Lady Did It'' (1938) - Un collego di Pasquale ...

: Mr Venturi, landlord

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* 1952 films 1950s Italian-language films Films directed by Gianni Franciolini Films with screenplays by Suso Cecchi d'Amico Films with screenplays by Cesare Zavattini Italian comedy films 1952 comedy films Films scored by Alessandro Cicognini Italian black-and-white films 1950s Italian films {{1950s-Italy-comedy-film-stub