Mambo (1954 film)
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Mambo is a 1954 Italian/American film directed by Robert Rossen
Robert Rossen
Robert Rossen was an American screenwriter, film director, and producer whose film career spanned almost three decades. His 1949 film All the King's Men won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress, while Rossen was nominated for an Oscar as Best Director...

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Plot summary

The film stars Silvana Mangano
Silvana Mangano
Silvana Mangano was an Italian actress.Raised in poverty during World War II, Mangano trained as a dancer and worked as a model before winning a "Miss Rome" beauty pageant in 1946...

 as Giovanna Masetti, a poor Venetian who is admired by the crafty croupier Mario Rossi (Vittorio Gassman
Vittorio Gassman
Vittorio Gassman Knight Grand Cross OMRI , popularly known as Il Mattatore, was an Italian theatre and film actor and director...

) and the rich count Enrico Marisoni (Michael Rennie
Michael Rennie
Michael Rennie was an English film, television, and stage actor, perhaps best known for his starring role as the space visitor Klaatu in the 1951 classic science fiction film The Day the Earth Stood Still. However, he appeared in over 50 other films since 1936, many with Jean Simmons and other...

). Giovanna lives out a dream to become a dancer and moves to Rome. Returning 6 months later to the competing affections of Mario and Enrico, resulting in a choice between the two and the dramatic finale.

Cast

  • Silvana Mangano
    Silvana Mangano
    Silvana Mangano was an Italian actress.Raised in poverty during World War II, Mangano trained as a dancer and worked as a model before winning a "Miss Rome" beauty pageant in 1946...

     as Giovanna Masetti
  • Michael Rennie
    Michael Rennie
    Michael Rennie was an English film, television, and stage actor, perhaps best known for his starring role as the space visitor Klaatu in the 1951 classic science fiction film The Day the Earth Stood Still. However, he appeared in over 50 other films since 1936, many with Jean Simmons and other...

     as Enrico Marisoni
  • Vittorio Gassman
    Vittorio Gassman
    Vittorio Gassman Knight Grand Cross OMRI , popularly known as Il Mattatore, was an Italian theatre and film actor and director...

     as Mario Rossi
  • Shelley Winters
    Shelley Winters
    Shelley Winters was an American actress who appeared in dozens of films, as well as on stage and television; her career spanned over 50 years until her death in 2006...

     as Toni Salerno
  • Katherine Dunham
    Katherine Dunham
    Katherine Mary Dunham was an American dancer, choreographer, songwriter, author, educator, and activist...

     as Dance teacher
  • Mary Clare
    Mary Clare
    Mary Clare was a British actress who performed in films, on the stage, and later on television.-Biography:...

     as Contessa Marisoni
  • Eduardo Ciannelli
    Eduardo Ciannelli
    Eduardo Ciannelli, sometimes credited as Edward Ciannelli, , was an Italian baritone and character actor with a long career in American films, mostly playing gangsters and criminals.-Early life:...

     as Padre di Giovanna
  • Julie Robinson as Marisa
  • Walter Zappolini
  • Ottone Candiani
  • Franco Caruso as Pio
  • Mimi Dugini
  • Giovanna Galletti
  • Cecilia Maris as Barbara
  • Martitia Palmer as Lena Masetti
  • Sergio Parlato as Eduardo
  • Catherine Zago
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