The Roof
7.4
Under provincial Italian law at the time, once a roof is erected, the occupants cannot be evicted from a building. This film 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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Cast
12 people
Gabriella Pallotta
Luisa Pilon
Known for
Il Grido
Giorgio Listuzzi
Natale Pilon, Luisa's husband
Also in
Doctor Without Scruples
Gastone Renzelli
Cesare, Luisa's brother-in-law
Known for
Bellissima
Maria Di Rollo
Gina
No other roles listed
Luciano Pigozzi
Known for
Blood and Black Lace
Two Women
Maria Di Fiori
Giovanna, Cesare's wife
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Emilia Maritini
Luisa's mother
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Angelo Bigioni
Luigi
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Angelo Visentin
Antonio Pilon
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Maria Sittoro
Natale's mother
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Luisa Alessandri
Signora Baj
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Giuseppe Martini
Luisa's father
Vittorio De Sica Director · Cesare Zavattini Screenplay Alessandro Cicognini Composer
United States release May 12, 1959 · Produced in Italy, France · Production Produzioni De Sica, De Sica Produzione
Production
Titanus
Production
Produzioni De Sica
Production
De Sica Produzione
Production
Les Films Marceau
Production
Italy · France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Il tetto
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
France · May 10, 1956
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Italy · September 29, 1956
Limited theatrical · Turin
United States · May 12, 1959
Limited theatrical
Italy
September 21, 1956 · Premiere · Milan
October 6, 1956 · Theatrical
Russia
September 15, 1958 · Theatrical
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