The Roof(Il tetto)
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Italy, France · 1956
1h 37m
Director Vittorio De Sica
Starring Gabriella Pallotta, Giorgio Listuzzi, Gastone Renzelli, Maria Di Rollo
Genre Drama
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Under provincial Italian law at the time, once a roof is erected, the occupants cannot be evicted from a building. This comedy follows the efforts of a family to erect the roof on a house overnight so that a newlywed couple can have their own home.
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