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Gli assi della risata
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Gli assi della risata

1943-11-01 · 85 min · ★ 7.0

Comedy

An anthology film of several segments about everyday Italian life. This is the first episodic film in the history of Italian cinema during the sound era; it consists of six sketches titled: “The Lost Umbrella,” “The Triumph of Poppea,” “Enjoy Your Meal!,” "Dont call me Dodo!", “My Soccer Ball,” and “Time Off.”

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Directors
Roberto Bianchi Montero, Gino Talamo, Giuseppe Spirito
Production companies
Juventus Film
Countries
Italy
Status
Released

Top Cast

Paolo StoppaPaolo Stoppa
Titina De FilippoTitina De Filippo
Virgilio RientoVirgilio Riento
Fausto GuerzoniFausto Guerzoni
Luigi PaveseLuigi Pavese
Enzo Gainotti
Liana Del BalzoLiana Del Balzo
Nando BrunoNando Bruno
Enrico ViarisioEnrico Viarisio
Giuseppe PorelliGiuseppe Porelli
Giorgio De Rege
Guido De Rege
Nietta ZocchiNietta Zocchi
Giovanni Conforti
Laura GoreLaura Gore
Aristide Garbini
Mimi Turbante
Ernesto AlmiranteErnesto Almirante
Aroldo TieriAroldo Tieri
Guglielmo SinazGuglielmo Sinaz

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