The Roof
Drama
★ 7.3/1019561h 37m
Director: Vittorio De Sica
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.
Runtime
1h 37m
Language
Italian
Released
Sep 29, 1956
Runtime
1h 37m
Language
Italian
Released
Sep 29, 1956
Cast
Gabriella Pallotta
Luisa Pilon
Giorgio Listuzzi
Giorgio Listuzzi
Natale Pilon, Luisa's husband
Gastone Renzelli
Cesare, Luisa's brother-in-law
Maria Di Rollo
Maria Di Rollo
Gina
Luciano Pigozzi
Maria Di Fiori
Maria Di Fiori
Giovanna, Cesare's wife
Emilia Maritini
Emilia Maritini
Luisa's mother
Angelo Bigioni
Angelo Bigioni
Luigi
Angelo Visentin
Angelo Visentin
Antonio Pilon
Maria Sittoro
Maria Sittoro
Natale's mother
Luisa Alessandri
Luisa Alessandri
Signora Baj
Giuseppe Martini
Giuseppe Martini
Luisa's father
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