Roman Tales (film)

1955 Italian film

Roman Tales

Directed by| Gianni Franciolini
Written by| Sergio Amidei
Age & Scarpelli
Alberto Moravia
Francesco Rosi
Story by| Alberto Moravia (tales)
Produced by| Niccolò Theodoli
Starring| Maurizio Arena
Franco Fabrizi
Totò
Vittorio De Sica
Silvana Pampanini
Cinematography| Mario Montuori
Edited by| Adriana Novelli
Music by| Mario Nascimbene
Distributed by| Daria Cinematografica

Release date

* 1955 (1955)

Running time

| 95 minutes
Country| Italy
Language| Italian

Roman Tales (Italian: Racconti romani) is a 1955 Italian comedy film directed by Gianni Franciolini. It is based on several short stories collected in Racconti romani by Alberto Moravia.[1][2] The film won two David di Donatello Awards, for best director and best producer.[3]

## Plot

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In Rome, during the Fifties, three boys attempt to commit a robbery. They're Mario, Alvaro and Otello, aided by a trickster, Professor Semprini, who claims to be a great intellectual. In reality the man is just the garbage boy of the upright lawyer Mazzoni Baralla, who goes on the trail of the three boys as soon as they attempt the shot. Indeed, Alvaro, Mario and Otello are arrested, after being deceived by Semprini, who demands from them a payment for the design of the plan. In fact the three first attempt to pass off counterfeit notes, then pretend to be guards from the vice squad in Villa Borghese. After the arrest and acquittal, the three decide to return to their old and simple jobs.

## Cast

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* Totò: Professor Semprini
* Vittorio De Sica: Lawyer Mazzoni Baralla
* Silvana Pampanini: Maria
* Franco Fabrizi: Alvaro
* Antonio Cifariello: Otello
* Giancarlo Costa: Spartaco
* Maurizio Arena: Mario
* Sergio Raimondi: Valerio Zerboni
* Nando Bruno: Amilcare
* Mario Riva: The Waiter
* Mario Carotenuto: The "Commendatore"
* Eloisa Cianni: Iris
* Giovanna Ralli: Marcella
* Maria Pia Casilio: Annita
* Anita Durante: Alvaro's Mother
* Turi Pandolfini: Client of the Barber
* Aldo Giuffrè: Lawyer

## References

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1. ^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876055487.
2. ^ Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.
3. ^ Enrico Lancia (1998). I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 8877422211.

## External links

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* Roman Tales at IMDb

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The films of Gianni Franciolini

* Inspector Vargas (1940)
* Happy Days (1942)
* Headlights in the Fog (1942)
* Farewell Love! (1943)
* Prelude to Madness (1948)
* The Bride Can't Wait (1949)
* Last Meeting (1951)
* Hello Elephant (1952)
* It Happened in the Park (1953)
* We, the Women (1953)
* The World Condemns Them (1953)
* The Bed (1954)
* Roman Tales (1955)
* Le signorine dello 04 (1955)
* Peccato di castità (1956)
* Girls for the Summer (1958)
* Ferdinando I, re di Napoli (1959)

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