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    The Country of the Campanelli

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    The Country of the Campanelli
    Directed byJean Boyer
    Written byJean Boyer
    Sandro Continenza
    Gian Giacomo Cossa
    Italo De Tuddo
    Virgilio Ranzato
    Story byCarlo Lombardo
    Produced byGiuseppe Barbaro
    Luigi De Laurentiis
    StarringSophia Loren
    Carlo Dapporto
    CinematographyLuciano Trasatti
    Edited byGisa Radicchi Levi
    Music byFelice Montagnini
    Production
    companies
    Alba Film
    Valentia Film
    Distributed byCEI Incom
    L'Union des Producteurs de Films
    Release date
    • 28 January 1954 (1954-01-28)
    Running time
    		90 minutes
    CountriesFrance
    Italy
    LanguageItalian

    The Country of the Campanelli (Italian: Il paese dei campanelli, French: Ces voyous d'hommes, also known as Town of Bells) is a 1954 Italian-French comedy film directed by Jean Boyer and starring Sophia Loren. It is loosely based on the operetta "Il paese dei campanelli" by Carlo Lombardo.[1][2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Filippone.

    Plot

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    A fraudulent travelling magician convinces the inhabitants of a town that they can make the bells ring whenever someone is unfaithful to another.

    Cast

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    • Sophia Loren as Bonbon
    • Carlo Dapporto as Lt. La Gaffe
    • Mario Riva as Tarquinio the Magician
    • Alda Mangini as Tenerina
    • Luisella Beghi as Candida
    • Sergio Tofano as Dr. Pott
    • Achille Togliani as René
    • Giuseppe Addobbati as Tom
    • Rosita Pisano as Annie
    • Alberto Talegalli as Bruto
    • Charles Fawcett as Admiral
    • Diana Dei as Admiral's wife
    • Alberto Sorrentino as The Stupid Sailor
    • Riccardo Billi

    References

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    1. ^ Paolo Mereghetti (2010). Il Mereghetti - Dizionario dei film. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 978-8860736260.
    2. ^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia (1991). Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876055487.
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