L'oro del mondo (Italian for The gold of the world) is a 1968 Italian musicarello comedy film directed by Aldo Grimaldi and starring Al Bano and Romina Power.[1][2][3][4]
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| Directed by | Aldo Grimaldi |
| Screenplay by | Giovanni Grimaldi |
| Story by | Aldo Grimaldi |
| Produced by | Gilberto Carbone |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Claudio Ragona |
| Edited by | Daniele Alabiso |
| Music by | Pino Massara |
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| Language | Italian |
Plot
editGiorgio, son of a rich industrialist, is attracted with Lorena, a university student, but she's already engaged to Carlo. After having tried in vain to court her, Giorgio resorts to an extreme measure: taking advantage of his father's absence, he threatens to cause the bankruptcy of the small business owned by Lorena's parents. The girl, to avoid the ruin of her family, abandons Carlo without giving him any explanation and agrees to get engaged to Giorgio. Carlo, having learned from a friend the reason for his girlfriend's sudden change of attitude, must confront his rival and teach him lesson.
Cast
edit- Romina Power as Lorena Vivaldi
- Al Bano as Carlo Carrera
- Linda Christian as Mother of Lorena
- Carlo Giordana as Giorgio Castelli
- Franco Franchi as Franco
- Ciccio Ingrassia as Ciccio
- Nino Taranto as Filippo Pugliese
- Antonella Steni as Pugliese's Wife
- Enrico Montesano as Francesco Alessandroni
- Carla Vistarini as Student
- Carlo Taranto as Concessionario
- Consalvo Dell'Arti as Giorgio's Father
- Nino Terzo as Usher
- Ignazio Leone as Accountant Ferretti
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Roberto Poppi, Mario Pecorari (2007). Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 2007. ISBN 978-8884405036.
- ^ Marco Giusti (1999). Dizionario dei film italiani stracult. Sperling & Kupfer, 1999. ISBN 8820029197.
- ^ Renato Venturelli, Nessuno ci può giudicare: il lungo viaggio del cinema musicale italiano, Fahrenheit 451, 1998. ISBN 8886095309.
- ^ Daniele Magni, Cuori matti - Dizionario dei musicarelli anni '60, Bloodbuster Edizioni, 2012. ISBN 9788890208775.
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