Bread and Chocolate
“You'll Laugh Till Your Heart Breaks”
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?
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15 people
Nino Manfredi
Giovanni 'Nino' Garofoli
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Johnny Dorelli
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Anna Karina
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Paolo Turco
Gianni
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Ugo D'Alessio
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Gianfranco Barra
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Giorgio Cerioni
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Francesco D'Adda
Rudiger
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Umberto Raho
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Geoffrey Copleston
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Federico Scrobogna
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Franco Brusati Director · Nino Manfredi Screenplay Jaja Fiastri Screenplay
First release May 5, 1974 · Produced in Italy · Languages English, German, Greek, Italian
Production
Verona Produzione
Production
Italy
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Original title
Pane e cioccolata
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
English · German · Greek · Italian
Release dates
Italy · May 5, 1974
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No release date listed for United States.
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