Neapolitan Carousel
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Neapolitan Carousel is a 1954
Italian
comedy film
directed by Ettore Giannini
. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival
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1954 in film
The year 1954 in film involved some significant events and memorable ones.-Events:*May 12 - The Marx Brothers' Zeppo Marx divorces wife Marion Benda...
Italian
Cinema of Italy
The history of Italian cinema began just a few months after the Lumière brothers had patented their Cinematographe, when Pope Leo XIII was filmed for a few seconds in the act of blessing the camera.-Early years:...
comedy film
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
directed by Ettore Giannini
Ettore Giannini
Ettore Giannini was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He wrote for eight films between 1940 and 1967.-Selected filmography:* Europa '51 * The City Stands Trial...
. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival
1954 Cannes Film Festival
-Jury:*Jean Cocteau *Jean Aurenche *André Bazin *Luis Buñuel*Henri Calef *Guy Desson *Philippe Erlanger *Michel Fourre-Cormeray *Jacques-Pierre Frogerais...
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Cast
- Léonide Massine - Antonio 'Pulcinella' Petito
- Achille Millo - Pulcinella's son
- Agostino Salvietti - Prompter
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- Donna Concetta - Paolo StoppaPaolo StoppaPaolo Stoppa was an Italian actor and dubber.Born in Rome, he began as a stage actor in 1927 in the theater in Rome and began acting in films in 1932...
- Salvatore Esposito - Maria FioreMaria FioreMaria Fiore was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 50 films between 1952 and 1999.-Selected filmography:* Syndicate Sadists * Neapolitan Carousel * Two Cents Worth of Hope...
- Donna Brigida - Tina PicaTina PicaTina Pica was an Italian supporting actress who played character roles on stage, Her debut on films was with Il cappello a tre punte when she was 50 years old...
- Capera - Maria-Pia CasilioMaria-Pia CasilioMaria-Pia Casilio is an Italian film actress. She appeared in 35 films between 1952 and 1997. On the Criterion Collection DVD release of Umberto D. Vittoria de Sica comments she was a lucky charm to have her in his films....
- Nannina - Giacomo Rondinella - Luigino
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- Sisina - Dolores Palumbo - Sisina's mother
- Loris Gizzi - Erik Gustaffson
- Alberto BonucciAlberto BonucciAlberto Bonucci was an Italian film actor and director. He appeared in 53 films between 1950 and 1967.He was born in Campobasso, Italy and died in Rome, Italy.-Selected filmography:* Neapolitan Carousel...
- Lyricist #1 - Vittorio CaprioliVittorio CaprioliVittorio Caprioli was an Italian film actor, director and screenwriter. He appeared in 109 films between 1946 and 1990...
- Lyricist #2 - Carlo Mazzarella - Baron