CinemaOSMovie · 1956 · 1h 37m

The Roof

73%(51)IMDbDrama

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

Directed byVittorio De Sica

Status: Released
Runtime: 1h 37m
Language: IT
Released: September 29, 1956

Studios

Titanus

Produzioni De Sica

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited

Starring

Gabriella Pallotta

Gabriella Pallotta

Luisa Pilon

Giorgio Listuzzi

Natale Pilon, Luisa's husband

Gastone Renzelli

Gastone Renzelli

Cesare, Luisa's brother-in-law

Maria Di Rollo

Gina

Luciano Pigozzi

Luciano Pigozzi

Maria Di Fiori

Giovanna, Cesare's wife

Emilia Maritini

Luisa's mother

Angelo Bigioni

Luigi

Angelo Visentin

Antonio Pilon

Maria Sittoro

Natale's mother

Creative team

Directed by: Vittorio De Sica
Written by: Cesare Zavattini
Produced by: Vittorio De Sica

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