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The Roof

The Roof

★ 7.3/10•1956•1h 37m•Drama

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.

Cesare Zavattini · Screenplay

Vittorio De Sica · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 37m
LanguageIT
Release DateSep 29, 1956

Actors

Gabriella Pallotta

Gabriella Pallotta

Luisa Pilon

Giorgio Listuzzi

Natale Pilon, Luisa's husband

Gastone Renzelli

Gastone Renzelli

Cesare, Luisa's brother-in-law

Maria Di Rollo

Gina

Luciano Pigozzi

Luciano Pigozzi

Maria Di Fiori

Giovanna, Cesare's wife

Emilia Maritini

Luisa's mother

Angelo Bigioni

Luigi

Angelo Visentin

Antonio Pilon

Maria Sittoro

Natale's mother

Luisa Alessandri

Signora Baj

Giuseppe Martini

Luisa's father

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