A Hero of Our Times (Italian: Un eroe dei nostri tempi) is a 1955 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli and starring Alberto Sordi.[1] In 2008, the film was included on the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage’s 100 Italian films to be saved, a list of 100 films that "have changed the collective memory of the country between 1942 and 1978."[2]
| A Hero of Our Times | |
|---|---|
 Italian poster | |
| Directed by | Mario Monicelli |
| Written by | Rodolfo Sonego Mario Monicelli |
| Story by | Rodolfo Sonego |
| Produced by | Franco Cristaldi |
| Starring | Alberto Sordi Franca Valeri Giovanna Ralli Tina Pica |
| Cinematography | Tino Santoni |
| Edited by | Adriana Novelli |
| Music by | Nino Rota |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Titanus |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Plot
editAlberto is an employee who is the Italian average of society of the Fifties. Alberto is a go-getter, attached only to his work, and believes that everyone meets him wants to bring Alberto bad luck. Alberto refuses every contact with other people, but soon finds himself caught in misunderstandings and so the people, to take revenge on him and his meanness, force him to change his identity.
Cast
edit- Alberto Sordi as Alberto Menichetti
- Franca Valeri[3] as Vedova De Ritis
- Giovanna Ralli[4] as Marcella
- Tina Pica as Clotilde
- Mario Carotenuto as Gustavo
- Leopoldo Trieste as Aurelio
- Alberto Lattuada as Il direttore
- Bud Spencer as Fernando (as Carlo Pedersoli)
- Pina Bottin as Secretary
- Lina Bonivento as Aunt Giovanna
- Mino Doro[5] as Prof. Bracci
- Giulio Calì as Il giovanottaccio
References
edit- ^ "NY Times: A Hero of Our Times". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2012. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
- ^ "Ecco i cento film italiani da salvare Corriere della Sera". www.corriere.it. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ "Quando anche l'ironia è raffinata".
- ^ "Ralli, Giovanna". Archived from the original on 25 April 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ "Mino Doro".
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