It Happens in Roma

May 25, 1955

1h 26m

★ 4.7

Overview

Airy comedy of a man a woman and the lengths they'll go to for a really great apartment! Located in the center of Rome with amazing views both want it and strike the compromise of marrying each other platonically to get it. The woman still hopes for true love and the man agrees to step aside should that special someone come along but he is secretly smitten with her and surreptitiously makes her various suitors look like fools. All goes well until he comes up against Rosanno Brazzi and finds him a tough challenge to overcome.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Excelsa Film

Produzione Film Giuseppe Amato

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Cast

Renata Adorni

Linda Darnell

Carlo Reani

Vittorio De Sica

La duchessa Isabella Camporese

Sophie Desmarets

Francesco

Enrico Viarisio

Il pianista

Gianrico Tedeschi

attore francese

Georges Brehat

cardinale

Henri Vidon

segretario del cardinale

Luigi Almirante

portiere

Nando Bruno

operaio all'ascensore

Memmo Carotenuto

Filippo Roberti

Peppino De Filippo

Valeria Roberti, moglie di Filippo

Nadia Gray

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