Side Street Story (1950)
A combination of a satire on war and a comedy with war as the background. It tells of the ordinary people living on a Naples sidestreet, from 1940 to 1950 under the dominance of the Fascists, the Nazis and then the Allies occupation forces. Primary among the citizens is Gennaro Iovine (Eduard De Filippo)who has a penchant for innocently getting into trouble, and his friend Pasquale (Toto.) The latter is a rail-sweeper who becomes a professional stand-in...a corpse used to conceal contraband...serving jail time for those who don't care to spend the time to do the time...a substitute at a political rally when violence threatens the scheduled speaker
Director: Eduardo De Filippo
Genre: Comedy
Runtime: 91 min
Release Date: September 21, 1950
Cast
- Eduardo De Filippo - Gennaro Iovine
- Delia Scala - Maria Rosaria Iovine
- Leda Gloria - Amalia
- Titina De Filippo - Adelaide
- Carlo Ninchi - Il brigadiere di Ps
- Totò - Pasquale Miele
- Dante Maggio - Il rosticciere
- Gianni Musy - Amedeo
- Laura Gore - La moglie del ragionier Spasiani
- Mario Soldati - Il ragioner Spasiani
Screenplay
- Eduardo De Filippo (Screenplay)
- Eduardo De Filippo (Theatre Play)
- Dino Maiuri (Screenplay)
- Piero Tellini (Screenplay)
Music: Nino Rota
Cinematography: Aldo Tonti
Editing: Giuliana Attenni, Douglas Robertson
Production: DDL Cinematografica
Country: Italy
Language: Italiano
Original Language: it
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Side Street Story about?
- A combination of a satire on war and a comedy with war as the background. It tells of the ordinary people living on a Naples sidestreet, from 1940 to 1950 under the dominance of the Fascists, the Nazis and then the Allies occupation forces. Primary among the citizens is Gennaro Iovine (Eduard De Filippo)who has a penchant for innocently getting into trouble, and his friend Pasquale (Toto.) The latter is a rail-sweeper who becomes a professional stand-in...a corpse used to conceal contraband...serving jail time for those who don't care to spend the time to do the time...a substitute at a political rally when violence threatens the scheduled speaker
- Who directed Side Street Story?
- Side Street Story was directed by Eduardo De Filippo.
- Who stars in Side Street Story?
- Side Street Story stars Eduardo De Filippo, Delia Scala, Leda Gloria, Titina De Filippo, Carlo Ninchi, Totò.
- How long is Side Street Story?
- Side Street Story has a runtime of 1h 31m (91 minutes).
- What genre is Side Street Story?
- Side Street Story is a Comedy film.
- Where was Side Street Story produced?
- Side Street Story was produced in Italy.