Bread and Chocolate

Bread and Chocolate

1974
1h 55m
7.2

7.2/10

97 votes • View on IMDb
Comedy Drama

"You'll Laugh Till Your Heart Breaks"

Overview

An Italian immigrant tries to make a new life in Switzerland, taking on a series of increasingly menial jobs in order to do it. He attempts to fit into his new home and society but fails at every turn. Unable to go home again, will his tenacity and optimism be enough to live on?

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Language: IT

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Production Information

Production Companies
Verona Produzione
Production Countries
Italy
Spoken Languages
German Italian

Keywords

immigrant worker switzerland hardship xenophobia foreigners

Quick Facts

Original Title Pane e cioccolata
Release Date May 5, 1974
Status Released
Language IT
IMDb ID tt0070506

Cast

Nino Manfredi
Nino Manfredi

Giovanni 'Nino' Garofoli

Johnny Dorelli
Johnny Dorelli

Italian Industrialist

Anna Karina
Anna Karina

Elena

Paolo Turco
Paolo Turco

Gianni

Ugo D'Alessio
Ugo D'Alessio

Pietro

Tano Cimarosa
Tano Cimarosa

Gigi

Gianfranco Barra
Gianfranco Barra

The turk

Giorgio Cerioni
Giorgio Cerioni

Police Inspector

Francesco D'Adda
Francesco D'Adda

Rudiger

Umberto Raho
Umberto Raho

Jacques, the Maitre

Geoffrey Copleston
Geoffrey Copleston

Boegli

Federico Scrobogna
Federico Scrobogna

Grigory

Key Crew

Franco Brusati
Director
Turi Vasile
Executive Producer
Franco Brusati
Screenplay
Maurizio Lodi-Fè
Producer
Jaja Fiastri
Screenplay
Nino Manfredi
Screenplay