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The Walk (1953 Film)
''The Walk'' ( it, La passeggiata) is a 1953 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Renato Rascel and starring Rascel, Valentina Cortese and Paolo Stoppa. It is very loosely based on Nikolai Gogol's short story ''Nevsky Prospekt''.Pietro Cavallo. ''Viva l’Italia. Storia, cinema ed identità nazionale (1932-1962)''. Liguori Edit., 2009. . It grossed 148 million lire at the Italian box office. Plot A timid schoolteacher attempts to fall in love with a prostitute. In the process he loses his position. He finds that she is hard to convince. Cast * Renato Rascel as Paolo Barbato * Valentina Cortese as Lisa * Paolo Stoppa as Headmaster of the College * Peppino De Martino as Luigi Magri * Francesco Mulé as Teacher * Anna Maria Bottini as Lisa's Friend * Lia Angeleri as Teacher * Tino Bianchi as Teacher * Ignazio Leone as Teacher * Enzo Maggio * Lina Marengo Lina Marengo (19 January 1911 – 6 February 1987) was an Italian character actress. She played in over 30 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renato Rascel
Renato Rascel (), stage name of Renato Ranucci (; 27 April 1912 – 2 January 1991), was an Italian film actor and singer. He appeared in 50 films between 1942 and 1972. He represented Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1960 with the song "Romantica" which was placed equal eighth out of thirteen entries. Biography He was born to Cesare and Paola Ranucci in Turin Turin ( , Piedmontese language, Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital .... It was in Turin where his parents, who were opera singers, were performing a show at the time Renato could really say that he was born in the back stage of the theater and that's where he spent all of his life. His father tried to make it up to him by having him baptized at Saint Peter's in Rome and apparently it worked because growing up in that neighborhood he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
