Chronicle of Poor Lovers

Feb 19, 1954

1h 45m

★ 6.6

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Cooperativa Spettatori Produttori Cinematografici

Minerva Film

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Cast

Gesuina

Anna Maria Ferrero

Elisa

Cosetta Greco

Milena

Antonella Lualdi

Ugo

Marcello Mastroianni

Carlino Bencini

Bruno Berellini

Clara

Irene Cefaro

Maciste

Adolfo Consolini

Alfredo Campolmi

Giuliano Montaldo

Mario Parigi

Gabriele Tinti

Bianca

Eva Vanicek

La Signora

Wanda Capodaglio

Domenico Maggio

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