The Overcoat
7.5
Based on the Nikolai Gogol story but set in 1950s Italy, "The Overcoat" is the story of a poor city hall clerk whose only desire is to buy a new overcoat.
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Cast
28 people
Renato Rascel
Carmine De Carmine
Known for
Jesus of Nazareth
The Secret of Santa Vittoria
Yvonne Sanson
Caterina
Known for
The Conformist
Day of Anger
Giulio Stival
The Mayor
Known for
Toto and the Kings of Rome
Giulio Calì
The Tailor
Known for
An American in Rome
Variety Lights
Ettore Mattia
Secretary General
Also in
The Black Belly of the Tarantula
Guaglio
Olinto Cristina
Professor Filini
Known for
The Children Are Watching Us
Anna Carena
Landlady
Known for
Miracle in Milan
Toto and the Kings of Rome
Sandro Somarè
Vittoria's Boyfriend
Also in
Women and Soldiers
Luigi Moneta
Old Marshal Bandini
Also in
The Giant of Metropolis
The Art of Getting Along
Silvio Bagolini
The Street Vendor
Known for
I Vitelloni
Variety Lights
Dina Perbellini
Wife of the Mayor
Known for
The Children Are Watching Us
Totò, Peppino and... the Sweet Life
Loris Gizzi
Builder #1
Known for
Are We Men or Corporals?
Alberto Lattuada Director · Cesare Zavattini Screenplay Giorgio Prosperi Screenplay
United States release October 7, 1953 · Produced in Italy · Production Titanus
Production
Faro Film
Production
Titanus
Production
Italy
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Languages
Original title
Il cappotto
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · October 3, 1952
Theatrical
United States · October 7, 1953
Theatrical
France
March 17, 1954 · Theatrical
Spain
May 2, 1956 · Theatrical · Barcelona
June 15, 1959 · Theatrical · Madrid
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