The Roof
1956•1h 37m•7.3•Released
Drama
Under provincial Italian law at the time, once a roof is erected, the occupants cannot be evicted from a building. This film follows the efforts of a family to erect the roof on a house overnight so that a newlywed couple can have their own home.
Director
Vittorio De Sica
Writer
Cesare Zavattini
Languages
Italian
Studio
Titanus
Cast
Gabriella Pallotta
Luisa Pilon
Giorgio Listuzzi
Natale Pilon, Luisa's husband
Gastone Renzelli
Cesare, Luisa's brother-in-law
Maria Di Rollo
Gina
Luciano Pigozzi
Maria Di Fiori
Giovanna, Cesare's wife
Emilia Maritini
Luisa's mother
Angelo Bigioni
Luigi
Angelo Visentin
Antonio Pilon
Maria Sittoro
Natale's mother
Luisa Alessandri
Signora Baj
Giuseppe Martini
Luisa's father
Production
Company
Titanus
Company
Produzioni De Sica
Producer
Vittorio De Sica
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