In the Country Fell a Star
In the Country Fell a Star (Italian: In campagna è caduta una stella) is a 1939 Italian comedy film directed by Eduardo De Filippo. It stars De Filippo, his brother Peppino De Filippo and Rosina Lawrence.[1] When a famous American film star visits their small town, two brothers become obsessed with her and neglect their fiancées. It was based on the play A Coperchia è caduta una stella written in 1933 by Peppino De Filippo.
| In the Country Fell a Star | |
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| Directed by | Eduardo De Filippo |
| Produced by | Peppino De Filippo |
| Written by | Peppino De Filippo (play) Eduardo De Filippo Riccardo Freda Ernesto Grassi |
| Starring | Peppino De Filippo Eduardo De Filippo Rosina Lawrence Oretta Fiume |
| Music by | Luigi Avitabile Cesare A. Bixio |
| Cinematography | Mario Albertelli |
| Edited by | Guido Ricci |
Production company | Defilm |
| Distributed by | Cine Tirrenia |
Release date | 11 November 1939 |
Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Cast
- Rosina Lawrence as Margaret, l'americana
- Eduardo De Filippo as Pasquale Montuori
- Peppino De Filippo as Luigino Montuori
- Oretta Fiume as Rosina, la fidanzata di Luigino
- Dolores Palumbo as Clotilde
- Gorella Gori as La moglie de Teodorico
- Elena Altieri as La cognata di Margaret
- Adele Mosso as Zia Rita
- Gina Amendola as La governante di casa Montuori
- Armando Migliari as Teodorico, il farmacista
- Guido Notari as Il suocero di Margaret
- Edoardo Toniolo as Il fidanzato di Margaret
- Emilio Petacci as Il padre di Clotilde
References
- Moliterno p.101
Bibliography
- Moliterno, Gino. Historical Dictionary of Italian Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2008.
External links
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