The Roof

The Roof

1956
1h 37m
7.4

7.4/10

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Overview

Under provincial Italian law at the time, once a roof is erected, the occupants cannot be evicted from a building. This comedy follows the efforts of a family to erect the roof on a house overnight so that a newlywed couple can have their own home.

Status: Released

Language: IT

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Production Information

Production Companies
Titanus Produzioni De Sica
Production Countries
Italy
Spoken Languages
Italian

Keywords

Quick Facts

Original Title Il tetto
Release Date September 29, 1956
Status Released
Language IT
IMDb ID tt0049839

Cast

Gabriella Pallotta
Gabriella Pallotta

Luisa Pilon

Giorgio Listuzzi
Giorgio Listuzzi

Natale Pilon, Luisa's husband

Gastone Renzelli
Gastone Renzelli

Cesare, Luisa's brother-in-law

Maria Di Rollo
Maria Di Rollo

Gina

Luciano Pigozzi
Luciano Pigozzi

Maria Di Fiori
Maria Di Fiori

Giovanna, Cesare's wife

Emilia Maritini
Emilia Maritini

Luisa's mother

Angelo Bigioni
Angelo Bigioni

Luigi

Angelo Visentin
Angelo Visentin

Antonio Pilon

Maria Sittoro
Maria Sittoro

Natale's mother

Luisa Alessandri
Luisa Alessandri

Signora Baj

Giuseppe Martini
Giuseppe Martini

Luisa's father

Key Crew

Cesare Zavattini
Screenplay
Vittorio De Sica
Director
Vittorio De Sica
Producer