The Country of the Campanelli

1954 Italian-French comedy film by Jean Boyer

The Country of the Campanelli

Directed by| Jean Boyer
Written by| Jean Boyer
Sandro Continenza
Gian Giacomo Cossa
Italo De Tuddo
Virgilio Ranzato
Story by| Carlo Lombardo
Produced by| Giuseppe Barbaro
Luigi De Laurentiis
Starring| Sophia Loren
Carlo Dapporto
Cinematography| Luciano Trasatti
Edited by| Gisa Radicchi Levi
Music by| Felice Montagnini

Production
companies

Alba Film
Valentia Film

Distributed by| CEI Incom
L'Union des Producteurs de Films

Release date

* 28 January 1954 (1954-01-28)

Running time

| 90 minutes
Countries| France
Italy
Language| Italian

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.

## External links

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* The Country of the Campanelli at IMDb

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Films directed by Jean Boyer

* Calais-Dover (1931)
* Monsieur, Madame and Bibi (1932)
* Antonia (1935)
* Counsel for Romance (1936)
* On the Road (1936)
* Mother Love (1938)
* My Priest Among the Rich (1938)
* Cocoanut (1939)
* Extenuating Circumstances (1939)
* Miquette (1940)
* Serenade (1940)
* The Acrobat (1941)
* Romance of Paris (1941)
* Frederica (1942)
* Prince Charming (1942)
* At Your Command, Madame (1942)
* Bolero (1942)
* The Lucky Star (1943)
* The Devil Goes to Boarding School (1944)
* That's Not the Way to Die (1946)
* The Adventures of Casanova (1947)
* Mademoiselle Has Fun (1948)
* All Roads Lead to Rome (1949)
* Brilliant Waltz (1949)
* The Prize (1950)
* We Will All Go to Paris (1950)
* Mr. Peek-a-Boo (1951)
* Monte Carlo Baby (1951)
* An Artist with Ladies (1952)
* Crazy for Love (1952)
* Women of Paris (1953)
* A Hundred Francs a Second (1953)
* My Seven Little Sins (1954)
* The Country of the Campanelli (1954)
* Madelon (1955)
* The Terror with Women (1956)
* Fernandel the Dressmaker (1956)
* Mademoiselle and Her Gang (1957)
* Sénéchal the Magnificent (1957)
* The Lord's Vineyard (1958)
* Nina (1959)
* The Indestructible (1959)
* It's Not My Business (1962)
* Virginie (1962)
* The Bamboo Stroke (1963)
* Relax Darling (1964)

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