The Roof (1956)
Under provincial Italian law at the time, once a roof is erected, the occupants cannot be evicted from a building. This comedy follows the efforts of a family to erect the roof on a house overnight so that a newlywed couple can have their own home.
Director: Vittorio De Sica
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 97 min
Release Date: September 29, 1956
Cast
- Gabriella Pallotta - Luisa Pilon
- Giorgio Listuzzi - Natale Pilon, Luisa's husband
- Gastone Renzelli - Cesare, Luisa's brother-in-law
- Maria Di Rollo - Gina
- Luciano Pigozzi
- Maria Di Fiori - Giovanna, Cesare's wife
- Emilia Maritini - Luisa's mother
- Angelo Bigioni - Luigi
- Angelo Visentin - Antonio Pilon
- Maria Sittoro - Natale's mother
Screenplay
- Cesare Zavattini (Story)
- Cesare Zavattini (Screenplay)
Music: Alessandro Cicognini
Cinematography: Carlo Montuori
Editing: Eraldo Da Roma
Production: Titanus, Produzioni De Sica
Country: Italy
Language: Italiano
Original Language: it
Keywords
rome, italy
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Roof about?
- Under provincial Italian law at the time, once a roof is erected, the occupants cannot be evicted from a building. This comedy follows the efforts of a family to erect the roof on a house overnight so that a newlywed couple can have their own home.
- Who directed The Roof?
- The Roof was directed by Vittorio De Sica.
- Who stars in The Roof?
- The Roof stars Gabriella Pallotta, Giorgio Listuzzi, Gastone Renzelli, Maria Di Rollo, Luciano Pigozzi, Maria Di Fiori.
- How long is The Roof?
- The Roof has a runtime of 1h 37m (97 minutes).
- What genre is The Roof?
- The Roof is a Drama film.
- Where was The Roof produced?
- The Roof was produced in Italy.