Hello Elephant
6.5
Vittorio De Sica is a teacher struggling to take care of his family and always dreaming that Parliament will increase the salaries for teachers and life will become easier for his wife, Maria Mereander, and kids. An Indian prince (Sabu) visits Italy, is assisted by the teacher and gives De Sica a baby elephant as a reward. This upsets the landlord, Nando Bruno, the other tenants, and the neighborhood. He takes the elephant away but, like Lassie, it comes home.
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Cast
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Vittorio De Sica
Carlo Caretti
Known for
Bread, Love and Dreams
General Della Rovere
María Mercader
Mario Caretti
Known for
Al lupo, al lupo
Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Also in
Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso
Sono solo un artigiano
Gianni Franciolini
Nando Bruno
signor Venturi
Known for
Rome, Open City
The Widower
Sabu
Sultan of Nagore
Known for
Black Narcissus
The Thief of Bagdad
Cesare Zavattini
Gisella Sofio
Known for
The Unlikely Prince
The Worst Week of My Life
Michele Sakara
Known for
Bicycle Thieves
Ciro Berardi
Known for
Cops and Robbers
Giuseppe Chinnici
Known for
The Sign of Venus
Antonio Nicotra
Also in
Of Life and Love
Sara e Marti - Il Film
Gianni Franciolini Director · Cesare Zavattini Screenplay Suso Cecchi d'Amico Screenplay
United States release September 5, 1954 · Produced in Italy · Production Rizzoli Film, Produzioni De Sica
Production
Dear Film
Production
Rizzoli Film
Production
Produzioni De Sica
Production
Italy
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Languages
Original title
Buongiorno, elefante!
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · February 23, 1952
Theatrical
United States · September 5, 1954
Belgium
February 26, 1954 · Brussels
Finland
November 13, 1953
France
November 27, 1953
Germany
March 27, 1959
Hungary
November 5, 1953
Portugal
February 24, 1953
Spain
May 10, 1953 · Theatrical
XC
October 15, 1954 · Theatrical
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