''Department Store'' (Italian:''I grandi magazzini'') is a

1939 This year also marks the start of the Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 ** Third Reich *** Jews are forbidden to ...

Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Camerini. It was made at the Cinecittà studios in Rome. The film entered the competition at the

7th Venice International Film Festival The "7th" annual (void) Venice International Film Festival was held from 8 August to 1 September 1939. This edition has been strongly influenced by the Fascist regime and was deserted by the United States of America. The Mussolini Cup was won by ...

Cast

* Vittorio De Sica as Bruno Zacchi *

Assia Noris Assia Noris (16 February 1912 – 27 January 1998) was a Russian-Italian film actress. Born Anastasia Noris fon Gerzfeld (Anastassia Noris von Herzfeld), she appeared in over 35 films between 1932 and 1965. She starred in films such as the Ma ...

as Lauretta Corelli *

Enrico Glori Enrico is both an Italian masculine given name and a surname, Enrico means homeowner, or king, derived from ''Heinrich'' of Germanic origin. It is also a given name in Ladino. Equivalents in other languages are Henry (English), Henri ( French), ...

as Bertini, il capo del personale *

Luisella Beghi Luisella Beghi (1922–2006) was an Italian actress and voice actress. Biography Born in Parma, at very young age Beghi moved to Rome where she was one of the first female students of the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. Graduated in 1938, ...

as Emilia * Virgilio Riento as Gaetano *

Milena Penovich Milena may refer to: * ''Milena'' (skipper), a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae * Milena, Sicily, a ''comune'' in the Province of Caltanissetta, Italy * Milena (given name), a popular female Slavic name * ''Milena'' (film), a 1991 Fr ...

as Anna * Andrea Checchi as Maurizio *

Mattia Giancola Mattia is an Italian given name for males and, less frequently, females. Also a surname, it may refer to: Given name * Mattia Altobelli (born 1983), professional Italian footballer *Mattia Battistini (1856–1928), Italian operatic baritone *Matt ...

as Pietro - il fratello di Anna *

Renato Alberini Renatus is a first name of Latin origin which means " born again" (natus = born). In Italian, Portuguese and Spanish it exists in masculine and feminine forms: Renato and Renata. In French they have been translated to René and Renée. Renata is ...

Aldo Capacci Aldo may refer to: * Aldo (given name), male given name ** Aldo (footballer, born 1977) ** Aldo (footballer, born 1988) * Aldo Group, a worldwide chain of shoe stores * Aldosterone in shorthand * Aldo Bonzi Aldo Bonzi is a town in La Mata ...

as Il giovane dell'ascensore *

Nino Crisman Nino Crisman (1911–1983) was an Italian actor and film producer. Crisman was born in the port city of Trieste when it was still a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Crisman made his film debut in 1939 during the Fascist era. He appeared as an ...

as L'ispettore dei magazzini * Dhia Cristiani as La commessa del reparto mobili * Dino De Laurentiis as Un fattorino *

Peppino De Martino Peppino may refer to: Given name: * Peppino D'Agostino, Italian guitarist *Peppino De Filippo (1903–1980), Italian actor *Peppino di Capri (born 1939), Italian popular music singer, songwriter and pianist *Peppino Gagliardi (born 1940), Itali ...

as L'impiegato addetto ai cartellini * Giovanni Ferrari * Alba Ferrarotti as Una commessa *

Diana Floriani Diana most commonly refers to: * Diana (name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) * Diana (mythology), ancient Roman goddess of the hunt and wild animals; later associated with the Moon * Diana, Princess of Wales (1961–199 ...

as Una commessa *

Nora Lenner Nora, NORA, or Norah may refer to: * Nora (name), a feminine given name People with the surname * Arlind Nora (born 1980), Albanian footballer * Pierre Nora (born 1931), French historian Places Australia * Norah Head, New South Wales, headla ...

as Una commessa *

Loredana Loredana is a feminine given name, claimed to be invented by French author Lucile Aurore Dupin (George Sand) in her novel ''Mattea'' (1833), and later used by Luciano Zuccoli in ''L'amore di Loredana'' (1908). It may have been inspired by the rea ...

as Una commessa *

Mirto Lusso Mirto may refer to: People * Alexander Mirto Frangipani, Roman Catholic prelate * Fabio Mirto Frangipani (died 1587), Roman Catholic prelate * Mirto Davoine (1933-1999), Uruguayan football player * Mirto Picchi (1915-1980), Italian dramatic tenor * ...

* Nino Marchetti as L'ispettore dell'inchiesta *

Bebi Nucci Bebitza(Giugeac) may refer to: *Bebi (vizier), an Egyptian vizier * Bebi Airstrip, an airport in Nigeria People with the given name * Bebi Philip (born 1988), Ivorian singer *Bebi Romeo (born 1974), Indonesian musician See also *Bebi Dol Drag ...

as Una commessa *

Amalia Pellegrini Amalia Pellegrini (16 June 1873 – 13 September 1958) was an Italian actress. She appeared in more than sixty films from 1935 to 1958. Selected filmography References External links * 1873 births 1958 deaths Italian film actresses ...

as La signora che chiede gli impermeabili *

Alfredo Petroni Alfredo (, ) is a cognate of the Anglo-Saxon name Alfred and a common Italian, Galician, Portuguese and Spanish language personal name. People with the given name include: *Alfredo (born 1946), Brazilian footballer born as Alfredo Mostarda Filho ...

as Il direttore dei Grandi Magazzini *

Amina Pirani Maggi Amina Pirani Maggi (January 15, 1892 – November 10, 1979) was an Italian stage and film actress.Waldman p.162 Selected filmography * ''Television'' (1931) * ''Seconda B'' (1934) * '' Dimmed Lights'' (1934) * '' Like the Leaves'' (1935) * ''Depa ...

as La signora dal beretto di lana *

Giuseppe Rinaldi Giuseppe Rinaldi (14 September 1919 – 15 December 2007) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Rinaldi appeared in more than 20 films between 1939 and 1982. During his time, he was considered of be one of the most greatest and inf ...

as Uno sciatore * Umberto Sacripante as Pietro *

Carlo Simoneschi Carlo Simoneschi (25 August 1878 – 4 January 1943) was an Italian stage and film actor.Michell p.173 He also directed a number of films during the silent era. Selected filmography * '' The Sack of Rome'' (1920) * ''The Gift of the Morning'' (1 ...

* Dida Spaida as Lucia *

Liliana Vismara Liliana is derived from the Latin word 'lilium' or 'lilion', both mean 'lily' in English. Due to this, the name means "pure" and "innocent". The name is generally found in North America, though it is more common in Italian, Spanish and Portuguese ...

as Rina *

Liliana Zanardi Liliana is derived from the Latin word 'lilium' or 'lilion', both mean 'lily' in English. Due to this, the name means "pure" and "innocent". The name is generally found in North America, though it is more common in Italian, Spanish and Portuguese ...

as La segretaria del direttore * Nietta Zocchi as La commessa racchia

References

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* 1939 films Films directed by Mario Camerini Films set in department stores 1939 comedy films Italian comedy films Italian black-and-white films Films scored by Alessandro Cicognini 1930s English-language films 1930s Italian films {{1930s-Italy-comedy-film-stub