L'oro di Napoli = Gold of Naples / a Ponti-DeLaurentiis production ; based on the book "L'oro di Napoli" by Giuseppe Marotta, adapted by Cesare Zavattini ; screenplay by Cesare Zavattini, Vittorio De Sica, Giuseppe Marotta ; produced by Dino DeLaurentiis and Carlo Ponti ; directed by Vittorio De Sica.

This tribute to Naples, where director De Sica spent his first years, is a collection of 6 Napolitean episodes: a clown (Totò) exploited by a gangster ; an inconstant pizza seller (Sophia Loren) loosing her husband's ring ; the funeral of a dead child ; the gambler Count Prospero B. (Vittorio De Sic...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Dino de Laurentiis Corporation
Filmauro Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: De Sica, Vittorio, 1901-1974
Zavattini, Cesare, 1902-1989
De Laurentiis, Dino
Ponti, Carlo, 1912-2007
Marotta, Giuseppe, 1902-1963
Mangano, Silvana, 1930-1989
Loren, Sophia, 1934-
Totò, 1898-1967
De Filippo, Eduardo, 1900-1984
Stoppa, Paolo
Crisa, Erno, 1924-1968
Language:Italian
Language and/or Writing System:
In Italian with Italian subtitles.
Published: [Rome, Italy] : Filmauro Home Video, [2006], ©2006.
Subjects:
Marotta, Giuseppe, > 1902-1963 > Film adaptations.
Italian fiction > 20th century > Film adaptations.
Motion pictures, Italian.
Foreign language films.
Naples (Italy) > Drama.
Marotta, Giuseppe, > 1902-1963.
Italian fiction.
Italy > Naples.
1900-1999
Feature films.
Drama.
Film adaptations.
Genre:
Film adaptations.
Drama.
Feature films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (131 min.) : sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Gold of Naples.
L'oro de Nápoles.
L'oro di Napoli aka the gold of Naples
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
This tribute to Naples, where director De Sica spent his first years, is a collection of 6 Napolitean episodes: a clown (Totò) exploited by a gangster ; an inconstant pizza seller (Sophia Loren) loosing her husband's ring ; the funeral of a dead child ; the gambler Count Prospero B. (Vittorio De Sica) defeated by a kid ; the unexpected and unusual wedding of Teresa, a prostitute (Silvana Mangano) ; the "professor" Ersilio Micci (Eduardo De Filippo), a "wisdom seller".
Note:Originally prodced as a motion picture in 1954.
Based on the book "L'oro di Napoli" by Giuseppe Marotta.
Videorecording.
Call Number:PQ4829.A776 O76 2006 Region 2 PAL VideoDVD
Audience:
Rated: PG.
Credits:Director of photography, Carlo Montuori ; editor, Eraldo Da Roma ; music, Alessandro Cicognini.
System Details:DVD ; PAL format: Not compatible with some American DVD players or NTSC-only systems ; region 2.
Cast:
Silvana Mangano, Sophia Loren, Eduardo De Filippo, Vittorio De Sica, Totò, Paolo Stoppa, Erno Crisa.