A Hero of Our Times(Un eroe dei nostri tempi)
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Italy · 1955
1h 25m
Director Mario Monicelli
Starring Alberto Sordi, Franca Valeri, Giovanna Ralli, Tina Pica
Genre Comedy
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Alberto Menichetti lives with an aunt and an old housekeeper, Clotilde; he has a job in a firm and his boss is Mrs. De Ritis, a widow whose husband was killed during a wild boar hunt. She likes him but Alberto likes Marcella; she is under age and he is awaiting her birthday to declare his love. His greater traits are to be fearful of everything and to be selfish. This nature will get him into trouble..
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