''Honeymoon Deferred '' (Italian: ''Due mogli sono troppe'') is a 1951 British-Italian

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directed by

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and starring

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, Griffith Jones, and

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.Alan Burton and Steve Chibnall. ''Historical Dictionary of British Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2013. p.239 The film's sets were designed by the

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Gianni Polidori Gianni Polidori (1923–1992) was an Italian art director. He designed the sets for several films by Michelangelo Antonioni.Chatman p.266-67 Selected filmography * '' Bellissima'' (1951) * '' Honeymoon Deferred'' (1951) * ''The Overcoat'' (1952) ...

and Ivan King. It was partly shot on location in Italy, and was one of two co-productions in Italy that producer

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oversaw during the period, along with the melodrama '' The Glass Mountain'' (1949). Separate English- and Italian-language versions were released.

Synopsis

A British couple honeymooning in Italy plan to visit

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and take in the

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and the various historical sights of the city. However, after taking the wrong train, they end up in the village where the husband, David, had fought and taken shelter as a British Army officer during the

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. Regarded as a hero by the villagers, it soon becomes apparent that one of the local woman is claiming that David has already married her and is the father of her young child named Churchill.

Curiosity

The film was shot almost entirely in Colli a Volturno, in the province of Isernia in Molise even if in fiction the town is called Poppi del Sangro.

Main cast

as Katherine Fry * Griffith Jones as David Fry *

as Rocco *

Lea Padovani Lea Padovani (28 July 1920 – 23 June 1991) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 60 films between 1945 and 1990. She starred in the film '' Black Dossier'' which was entered into the 1955 Cannes Film Festival. Partial filmography ...

as Rosina Maggini *

Ada Dondini Ada Dondini (18 March 1883 – 3 January 1958) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 48 films between 1916 and 1954. She was born in Cosenza, Italy and died in Chieti, Italy. Selected filmography * '' The Charmer'' (1931) * ''Just ...

as Mama Pia *Luigi Moneta as Grandpa Maggini *

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as Professore * Pietro Meloni as Churchill *

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as Ornithologist on a Train

References

External links

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1951 films 1950s English-language films Films scored by Nino Rota Italian black-and-white films 1950s Italian-language films Italian comedy films 1951 comedy films Films set in Italy Films shot in Italy British comedy films British World War II films Films with screenplays by Noel Langley British black-and-white films Films directed by Mario Camerini 1950s British films 1950s Italian films Italian World War II films {{WWII-film-stub