

Bread, Love and Dreams
1953-12-22 · 87 min · ★ 7.0
When a veteran marshal is sent to a small town, he quickly falls for two women: a midwife and an earthy young woman nicknamed "Frisky".
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- Directors
- Luigi Comencini
- Production companies
- Titanus
- Countries
- Italy
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Vittorio De SicaMaresciallo Carotenuto
Gina LollobrigidaLa Bersagliera
Marisa MerliniAnnarella
Tina PicaCaramella
Maria Pia CasilioPaoletta
Memmo CarotenutoCarabiniere Baiocchi
Roberto RissoCarabiniere Stelluti
Virgilio RientoDon Emidio
Vittoria CrispoMadre della Bersagliera
Guglielmo BarnabòIl sindaco
Gigi RederRicuccio
Nino VingelliVenditore ambulante
Checco RissoneBarbiere
Alfredo RizzoBrigadiere Squinzi
Fausto GuerzoniUomo col cannocchiale
Giulio BattiferriVice Brigadiere Bolognini
Ada ColangeliUna comare intriganteTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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