The Roof (1956)
Original title: Il tetto
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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.
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Gabriella PallottaLuisa PilonGiorgio ListuzziNatale Pilon, Luisa's husband
Gastone RenzelliCesare, Luisa's brother-in-lawMaria Di RolloGina
Luciano PigozziMaria Di FioriGiovanna, Cesare's wifeEmilia MaritiniLuisa's motherAngelo BigioniLuigiAngelo VisentinAntonio PilonMaria SittoroNatale's motherLuisa AlessandriSignora BajGiuseppe MartiniLuisa's fatherMovie DNA
Genre affinityDramaDialogue densityDramaDirector preference228189Actor preference205842 · 261725 · 917783Country preferenceItDecade preference1950
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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.
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The Roof has a runtime of 97 minutes.
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