The Gold of Naples

The Gold of Naples (Italian: L'oro di Napoli [ˈlɔːro di ˈnaːpoli]) is a 1954 Italian anthology film directed by Vittorio De Sica. It was entered into the 1955 Cannes Film Festival.[2]

L'Oro di Napoli
Poster
Directed byVittorio De Sica
Produced byDino De Laurentiis
Marcello Girosi
Carlo Ponti
Written byGiuseppe Marotta (novel)
Vittorio De Sica
Cesare Zavattini
StarringSilvana Mangano
Sophia Loren
Paolo Stoppa
Totò
Music byAlessandro Cicognini
CinematographyCarlo Montuori
Edited byEraldo Da Roma
Distributed byPonti-De Laurentiis Cinematografica, Paramount Pictures, Distributors Corporation of America (US)[1]
Release date
11 February 1957 (USA)
Running time
131 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian
Box office$72,000 (US rental)[1]

Plot

The film is a tribute to Naples, where director De Sica spent his first years, this is a collection of 6 Neapolitan episodes: a clown exploited by a hoodlum; an unfaithful pizza seller (Loren) losing her wedding ring; the funeral of a child; the impoverished inveterate gambler Count Prospero B. being reduced to force his doorman's preteen kid to play cards with him (and losing regularly); the unexpected and unusual wedding of Teresa, a prostitute; the exploits of "professor" Ersilio Miccio, a "wisdom seller" who "solves problems".

Cast

Segment Teresa

Segment Pizze a credito

Segment Il professore

Segment Il guappo

Release

Paramount did not take up its option to release the film in the United States and it wasn't until February 1957 that the film was finally distributed there, being shown at the Paris Theater in New York for 18 weeks, earning the distributor, Distributors Corporation of America, $72,000.[1]

References
  1. "'Gold of Naples' Pays Off". Variety. June 12, 1957. p. 4. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  2. "Festival de Cannes: The Gold of Naples". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-02-01.


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