''Teresa Venerdì'' is a 1941 Italian "
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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
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 ...
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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 ...
... Il dottore Pietro Vignali
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Adriana Benetti ... Teresa Venerdì
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Irasema Dilián ... Lilli Passalacqua
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Guglielmo Barnabò ... Agostino Passalacqua
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Olga Vittoria Gentilli ... Rosa Passalacqua
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Anna Magnani
Anna Maria Magnani (; 7 March 1908 – 26 September 1973) was an Italian actress.Obituary ''Variety Obituaries, Variety'', 3 October 1973, pg. 47 She was known for her explosive acting and earthy, realistic portrayals of characters.
Born in R ...
... Maddalena Tentini/Loretta Prima
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Elvira Betrone ... La direttrice dell'orfanotrofio
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Giuditta Rissone ... L'istitutrice Anna
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Virgilio Riento ... Antonio
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Annibale Betrone ... Umberto Vignali
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Nico Pepe
Nico Pepe (19 January 1917 – 13 August 1987) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1936 and 1981.
Selected filmography
* '' The Two Sergeants'' (1936)
* ''The Cavalier from Kruja'' (1940)
* '' Captain Fraca ...
... Il dottore Pasquale Grosso
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Clara Auteri Pepe ... Giuseppina
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Zaira La Fratta ... Alice
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Alessandra Adari ... L'istitutrice Caterina
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Lina Marengo ... La maestra Ricci
See also
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Rézi Friday'' (1938)
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1941 films
1940s Italian-language films
Films set in Rome
Films directed by Vittorio De Sica
Italian black-and-white films
1941 comedy films
Italian remakes of foreign films
Remakes of Hungarian films
Films with screenplays by Cesare Zavattini
Italian comedy films
1940s Italian films
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