Chronicle of Poor Lovers

Chronicle of Poor Lovers

1954•1h 45m•6.6/10

DramaRomance

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.6/10(26)

Florence, Italy, 1925, during the fascist dictatorship. In order to live near his girlfriend Bianca, young Mario moves to a humble street in the old city center, where he befriends Maciste and Ugo, two anti-fascists.

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Production

Cooperativa Spettatori Produttori Cinematografici, Minerva Film

Language

IT

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Anna Maria Ferrero

Anna Maria Ferrero

Gesuina

Cosetta Greco

Cosetta Greco

Elisa

Antonella Lualdi

Antonella Lualdi

Milena

Marcello Mastroianni

Marcello Mastroianni

Ugo

Bruno Berellini

Carlino Bencini

Irene Cefaro

Irene Cefaro

Clara

Adolfo Consolini

Maciste

Giuliano Montaldo

Giuliano Montaldo

Alfredo Campolmi

Gabriele Tinti

Gabriele Tinti

Mario Parigi

Eva Vanicek

Eva Vanicek

Bianca

Wanda Capodaglio

Wanda Capodaglio

La Signora

Domenico Maggio

Andrea Petricca

Garibaldo Lucii

Mario Piloni

Ada Colangeli

Ada Colangeli

Giuseppe Angelini

Graziella De Roc

Rolando Sbrocchi

Aldo Collalti

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