| The Country of the Campanelli | |
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| Directed by | Jean Boyer |
| Written by | Jean Boyer Sandro Continenza Gian Giacomo Cossa Italo De Tuddo Virgilio Ranzato |
| Story by | Carlo Lombardo |
| Produced by | Giuseppe Barbaro Luigi De Laurentiis |
| Starring | Sophia Loren Carlo Dapporto |
| Cinematography | Luciano Trasatti |
| Edited by | Gisa Radicchi Levi |
| Music by | Felice Montagnini |
Production companies | Alba Film Valentia Film |
| Distributed by | CEI Incom L'Union des Producteurs de Films |
Release date | 28 January 1954 |
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Countries | France Italy |
| Language | Italian |
The Country of the Campanelli (Italian: Il paese dei campanelli, French: Ces voyous d'hommes, also known as Town of Bells) is a 1954 Italian-French comedy film directed by Jean Boyer and starring Sophia Loren. It is loosely based on the operetta "Il paese dei campanelli" by Carlo Lombardo.[1][2]
The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Filippone.
Plot
A fraudulent travelling magician convinces the inhabitants of a town that they can make the bells ring whenever someone is unfaithful to another.
Cast
- Sophia Loren as Bonbon
- Carlo Dapporto as Lt. La Gaffe
- Mario Riva as Tarquinio the Magician
- Alda Mangini as Tenerina
- Luisella Beghi as Candida
- Sergio Tofano as Dr. Pott
- Achille Togliani as René
- Giuseppe Addobbati as Tom
- Rosita Pisano as Annie
- Alberto Talegalli as Bruto
- Charles Fawcett as Admiral
- Diana Dei as Admiral's wife
- Alberto Sorrentino as The Stupid Sailor
- Riccardo Billi
References
- ^ Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti - Dizionario dei film. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.
- ^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876055487.
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