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Side Street Story (1950)

Original title: Napoli milionaria

1950-09-21 · 1h 31m · IT
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A combination of a satire on war and a comedy with war as the background. It tells of the ordinary people living on a Naples sidestreet, from 1940 to 1950 under the dominance of the Fascists, the Nazis and then the Allies occupation forces. Primary among the citizens is Gennaro Iovine (Eduard De Filippo)who has a penchant for innocently getting into trouble, and his friend Pasquale (Toto.) The latter is a rail-sweeper who becomes a professional stand-in...a corpse used to conceal contraband...serving jail time for those who don't care to spend the time to do the time...a substitute at a political rally when violence threatens the scheduled speaker

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Eduardo De FilippoDirector

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Eduardo De FilippoEduardo De FilippoGennaro IovineLeda GloriaLeda GloriaAmaliaDelia ScalaDelia ScalaMaria Rosaria IovineGianni MusyGianni MusyAmedeoTotòTotòPasquale MieleTitina De FilippoTitina De FilippoAdelaideAldo GiuffrèAldo GiuffrèFedericoCarlo NinchiCarlo NinchiIl brigadiere di PsDante MaggioDante MaggioIl rosticciereLaura GoreLaura GoreLa moglie del ragionier SpasianiMario SoldatiMario SoldatiIl ragioner SpasianiCarlo MazzoniCarlo MazzoniIl sergente americano

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Genre affinityComedyDialogue densityComedyDirector preference362793Actor preference294108 · 324104 · 328936Country preferenceItDecade preference1950

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What is Side Street Story about?

A combination of a satire on war and a comedy with war as the background. It tells of the ordinary people living on a Naples sidestreet, from 1940 to 1950 under the dominance of the Fascists, the Nazis and then the Allies occupation forces. Primary among the citizens is Gennaro Iovine (Eduard De Filippo)who has a penchant for innocently getting into trouble, and his friend Pasquale (Toto.) The latter is a rail-sweeper who becomes a professional stand-in...a corpse used to conceal contraband...serving jail time for those who don't care to spend the time to do the time...a substitute at a political rally when violence threatens the scheduled speaker

How long is Side Street Story?

Side Street Story has a runtime of 91 minutes.