''L'amore più bello'' (''The most beautiful love'', also known as ''L'uomo dai calzoni corti'') is a 1958

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comedy-drama film directed by Glauco Pellegrini.

Plot

Salvatore escapes from the orphanage of

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to find the mother he never knew. Before finding her in

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he will live several adventures in

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and

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Cast

* : Salvatore D'Esposito *

Eduardo De Filippo Eduardo De Filippo OMRI (; 26 May 1900 – 31 October 1984), also known simply as ''Eduardo'', was an Italian actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright, best known for his Neapolitan language, Neapolitan works ''Filumena Marturano'' and ...

: Gennaro *

Memmo Carotenuto Memmo Carotenuto (23 August 1908 – 23 December 1980) was an Italian actor. He appeared in 125 films between 1941 and 1980. Selected filmography *'' The Wedding Trip'' (1969) * '' Assassination in Rome'' (1965) * '' Male Companion'' (196 ...

: Nando *

Francisco Rabal Francisco Rabal Valera (8 March 1926 – 29 August 2001), popularly known as Paco Rabal, was a Spanish actor. His career spanned more than 200 film and television roles, between 1942 and 2001. He received numerous accolades both in Spain and abro ...

: Mario *

Julia Martínez Julia Martínez Fernández (born 5 December 1931) is a Spanish film and television actress. She was awarded the Silver Shell for Best Actress at the San Sebastian International Film Festival in 1953. Selected filmography * '' Spanish Serena ...

: Gina *

Irene Cefaro Irene Cefaro (31 August 1935 – 20 November 2013) was an Italian stage and film actress. Life and career Born in Rome, in 1952, Cefaro won the beauty contest "Miss Roma" and almost immediately attracted the interest of film producers, making ...

: Estella *

Alida Valli Baroness Alida Maria Laura Altenburger von Marckenstein-Frauenberg (31 May 1921 – 22 April 2006), better known by her stage name Alida Valli, or simply Valli, was an Italian actress who appeared in more than 100 films in a 70-year career, span ...

: Carolina

References

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* 1958 films 1950s road comedy-drama films Films directed by Glauco Pellegrini Films scored by Carlo Rustichelli Films with screenplays by Ugo Pirro Italian road comedy-drama films 1958 comedy films 1958 drama films 1950s Italian films 1950s Italian-language films Italian-language comedy-drama films {{1950s-drama-film-stub