Rome 11 o'clock or Roma ore 11 is a 1952  Italian

Italy

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 drama film directed by Giuseppe De Santis and one of the best examples of Neorealist

Italian neorealism

Italian neorealism is a style of film characterized by stories set amongst the poor and working class, filmed on location, frequently using nonprofessional actors...

 filmmaking. Augusto Genina

Augusto Genina

Augusto Genina was an Italian film pioneer. He was a movie producer and director.Born in Rome, Genina was a drama critic and wrote comedies for the Il Mondo Magazine, under advise of Aldo de Benedetti switches to movies for the "Film d'Arte Italiana", that produces his first film "La moglie di sua...

 made the film named Tre storie proibite one year before, 1951, based on the same tragic accident at Savoia Street that Rome ore 11 is about.

Plot

The film is based on a real story, an accident that happened in Rome

Rome

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, when a staircase fell down because of the weight of hundreds of women waiting for a job interview as a secretary.

Cast

• Lucia Bosé
  Lucia Bosé
  Lucia Bosè, born Lucia Borloni , is an Italian actress, who was at the height of her fame during the period of Italian Neorealism, the 1940s and 1950s. She is the mother of famous Spanish singer Miguel Bosé.-Life and career:...
  
  , Simona
• Carla Del Poggio
  Carla Del Poggio
  Carla Del Poggio was an Italian cinema, theatre, and television actress.-Early and Personal Lives:Born Maria Luisa Attanasio in Naples, she was the wife of Italian director Alberto Lattuada for 60 years, from 2 April 1945 until his death 3 July 2005. She died on 14 October 2010.-Filmography :* ...
  
  , Luciana Renzoni
• Maria Grazia Francia, Cornelia Riva
• Lea Padovani
  Lea Padovani
  Lea Padovani was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 60 films between 1945 and 1990. She starred in the film Black Dossier which was entered into the 1955 Cannes Film Festival...
  
  , Caterina
• Delia Scala
  Delia Scala
  Delia Scala was an Italian ballerina and actress.Born Odette Bedogni in Bracciano, Lazio, Italy, as a young girl the family moved to Milan where she studied ballet at "La Scala" Ballet School for seven years...
  
  , Angelina
• Elena Varzi, Adriana
• Raf Vallone
  Raf Vallone
  Raffaele "Raf" Vallone was an Italian footballer, actor and an international film star.Born in Tropea, Calabria, the son of a lawyer, Vallone attended Liceo classico Cavour in Turin, and studied Law and Philosophy at the University of Turin and entered his father's law firm...
  
  , Carlo
• Massimo Girotti
  Massimo Girotti
  Massimo Girotti was an Italian film actor whose career spanned seven decades.Born in Mogliano, in the province of Macerata, Girotti developed his athletic physique by swimming and polo...
  
  , Nando
• Paolo Stoppa
  Paolo Stoppa
  Paolo 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...
  
  , Impiegato
• Armando Francioli, Romoletto
• Paola Borboni
  Paola Borboni
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  , Matilde
• Irene Galter, Clara
• Eva Vanicek, Gianna
• Checco Durante
  Checco Durante
  Checco Durante was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 59 films between 1931 and 1973. He was born and died in Rome, Italy.-Selected filmography:* Signorinette * Vent'anni...
  
  , father of Adriana
• Alberto Farnese
  Alberto Farnese
  Alberto Farnese was an Italian actor. He appeared in 89 films and television shows between 1951 and 1989. He starred in the film Whom God Forgives, which won the Silver Bear Extraordinary Prize of the Jury award at the 7th Berlin International Film Festival.-Selected filmography:* Rome 11:00 * The...
  
  , Augusto
• Bianca Beltrami
• Cabiria Guadagnino
• Teresa Ellati
• Maria Pia Trepaoli
• Fulvia Trozzi
• Donatella Trombadori
• Helène Vallier
• Nando Di Claudio
• Fausto Guerzoni
• Michele Riccardini
• Renato Mordenti
• Pietro Tordi
  Pietro Tordi
  Pietro Tordi was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 100 films between 1942 and 1988.He was born in Florence, Italy.-Selected filmography:* Quo Vadis * Attention! Bandits! * Rome 11:00...
  
  
• Ezio Rossi
• Henry Vilbert
• Marco Vicario
  Marco Vicario
  Marco Vicario is an Italian film actor, screenwriter, film producer and director. He appeared in 23 films between 1950 and 1958. He also wrote for 13 films, produced 12 and directed a further 11.He was born in Rome, Italy.-Selected filmography:...
  
  
• Mino Argentieri
• Anna Maria Zijno (real survivor at via Savoia)
• Maria Ammassari (real survivor at via Savoia)
• Renata Ciaffi (real survivor at via Savoia)