The Man Who Smiles

1936 film
  • 1936 (1936)
CountryItalyLanguageItalian

The Man Who Smiles (Italian: L'uomo che sorride) is a 1936 Italian "white-telephones" comedy film about an Oedipus Complex, directed by Mario Mattoli. The film stars Vittorio De Sica,[1] Umberto Melnati, Enrico Viarisio, Assia Noris and Paola Borboni. It is based on a play by Aldo De Benedetti.It was shot at the Tirrenia Studios.

The film premiered in the USA on 16 April 1937.

Cast

  • Vittorio De Sica as Pio Fardella
  • Umberto Melnati as Dino
  • Enrico Viarisio as Commendator Ercole Piazza
  • Assia Noris as Adriana
  • Paola Borboni as La contessa
  • Armando Migliari as Agostino
  • Luisa Garella as Edvige
  • Vanna Vanni
  • Ermanno Roveri

References

  1. ^ Luca, Giovanna de (2007). "Vittorio de Sica (1901-1974)". Encyclopedia of Italian Literary Studies: A-J. Taylor & Francis. pp. 621–27. ISBN 9781579583903.

External links

  • L' Uomo che sorride at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
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