The Roof

The Roof (1956)

Il tetto

Under provincial Italian law at the time, once a roof is erected, the occupants cannot be evicted from a building. This film follows the efforts of a family to erect the roof on a house overnight so that a newlywed couple can have their own home.

Date of release
1956-09-29
TMDB
7.3 / 10 (52)
Runtime
1h 37m
Genres
Drama
Director
Vittorio De Sica

Casting

  • Gabriella Pallotta — Luisa Pilon
  • Giorgio Listuzzi — Natale Pilon, Luisa's husband
  • Gastone Renzelli — Cesare, Luisa's brother-in-law
  • Maria Di Rollo — Gina
  • Luciano Pigozzi
  • Maria Di Fiori — Giovanna, Cesare's wife
  • Emilia Maritini — Luisa's mother
  • Angelo Bigioni — Luigi
  • Angelo Visentin — Antonio Pilon
  • Maria Sittoro — Natale's mother
  • Luisa Alessandri — Signora Baj
  • Giuseppe Martini — Luisa's father

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