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The Roof

The Roof

Vittorio De Sica

1956

  • Drama
7.3

Under provincial Italian law at the time, once a roof is erected, the occupants cannot be evicted from a building. This film follows the efforts of a family to erect the roof on a house overnight so that a newlywed couple can have their own home.

Cast & crew

  • Vittorio De SicaDirector
  • Gabriella PallottaLuisa Pilon
  • Giorgio ListuzziNatale Pilon, Luisa's husband
  • Gastone RenzelliCesare, Luisa's brother-in-law
  • Maria Di RolloGina
  • Luciano Pigozzi
  • Maria Di FioriGiovanna, Cesare's wife
  • Emilia MaritiniLuisa's mother
  • Angelo BigioniLuigi

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