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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Language: | Italian |
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In Italian with Italian subtitles. |
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[Rome, Italy] :
Filmauro Home Video,
[2006], ©2006.
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Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (131 min.) : sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in. |
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Gold of Naples.
L'oro de Nápoles.
L'oro di Napoli aka the gold of Naples |
Format: | Video DVD |
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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". |
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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 |
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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. |