The Roof

Name: The Roof
Genre: Drama
Released: 1956
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 7.32

1956 · 97 min

Drama

★ 7.3

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Under provincial Italian law at the time, once a roof is erected, the occupants cannot be evicted from a building. This comedy follows the efforts of a family to erect the roof on a house overnight so that a newlywed couple can have their own home.

Crew

Director Vittorio De Sica
Screenplay Cesare Zavattini
Story Cesare Zavattini
Director of Photography Carlo Montuori

Cast

Gabriella Pallotta
Luisa Pilon
G
Giorgio Listuzzi
Natale Pilon, Luisa's husband
Gastone Renzelli
Cesare, Luisa's brother-in-law
M
Maria Di Rollo
Gina
Luciano Pigozzi
M
Maria Di Fiori
Giovanna, Cesare's wife
E
Emilia Maritini
Luisa's mother
A
Angelo Bigioni
Luigi
A
Angelo Visentin
Antonio Pilon
M
Maria Sittoro
Natale's mother
L
Luisa Alessandri
Signora Baj
G
Giuseppe Martini
Luisa's father

Crew

Director — Vittorio De Sica
Screenplay — Cesare Zavattini
Story — Cesare Zavattini
Director of Photography — Carlo Montuori

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