A Hero of Our Times
A Hero of Our Times (Italian: Un eroe dei nostri tempi) is a 1955 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli and starring Alberto Sordi.[1]
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| Directed by | Mario Monicelli |
| Produced by | Franco Cristaldi |
| Written by | Rodolfo Sonego Mario Monicelli |
| Story by | Rodolfo Sonego |
| Starring | Alberto Sordi Franca Valeri Giovanna Ralli Tina Pica |
| Music by | Nino Rota |
| Cinematography | Tino Santoni |
| Edited by | Adriana Novelli |
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| Distributed by | Titanus |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Plot
Alberto is an employee who is the Italian average of society of the Fifties. Alberto is a go-getter, attached only to his work, and believes that everyone meets him wants to bring Alberto bad luck. Alberto refuses every contact with other people, but soon finds himself caught in misunderstandings and so the people, to take revenge on him and his meanness, force him to change his identity.
Cast
- Alberto Sordi as Alberto Menichetti
- Franca Valeri [2] as Vedova De Ritis
- Giovanna Ralli [3] as Marcella
- Tina Pica as Clotilde
- Mario Carotenuto as Gustavo
- Leopoldo Trieste as Aurelio
- Alberto Lattuada as Il direttore
- Bud Spencer as Fernando (as Carlo Pedersoli)
- Pina Bottin as Secretary
- Lina Bonivento as Aunt Giovanna
- Mino Doro [4] as Prof. Bracci
- Giulio Calì as Il giovanottaccio
References
- "NY Times: A Hero of Our Times". NY Times. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
- "Quando anche l'ironia è raffinata".
- "Ralli, Giovanna".
- "Mino Doro".
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