Bread and Chocolate

May 5, 1974

1h 55m

★ 7.3

You'll Laugh Till Your Heart Breaks

Overview

An Italian immigrant tries to make a new life in Switzerland, taking on a series of increasingly menial jobs in order to do it. He attempts to fit into his new home and society but fails at every turn. Unable to go home again, will his tenacity and optimism be enough to live on?

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Verona Produzione

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Cast

Giovanni 'Nino' Garofoli

Nino Manfredi

Italian Industrialist

Johnny Dorelli

Elena

Anna Karina

Gianni

Paolo Turco

Pietro

Ugo D'Alessio

Gigi

Tano Cimarosa

The turk

Gianfranco Barra

Police Inspector

Giorgio Cerioni

Rudiger

Francesco D'Adda

Jacques, the Maitre

Umberto Raho

Boegli

Geoffrey Copleston

Grigory

Federico Scrobogna

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