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Plot

Andrea, a young boatman from Capri, arrives in Naples on a commission; he clashes with Rosetta, a young student, and the clash causes him to break the arm of a jade statuette that he had to bring to an antiquarian, the widower Antonio Belmonte, who because of this pays him a lower price than hoped for. It happens that Rosetta is the antiquarian's daughter, and having overheard the conversation in secret, she decides to bring Andrea's mother an envelope with some money to repay him for the damage she caused him. The two young people thus begin dating and fall in love; Meanwhile, Rosetta's father woos Countess Rosa De Barberis, who however promised her deceased husband to marry only a nobleman, and for this reason Belmonte seeks the birth certificate of his great-great-grandfather, which would prove that his real surname is Di Belmonte and therefore is noble. In the meantime, Rosetta mistakenly believes that Andrea is in love with a foreign tourist, and is therefore wooed by the son of Countess De Barberis, Giorgio, a lover of the game, who because of his "vice" puts his mother in trouble, forced to sell. the works of art of the house to settle the debts of the son; however, the situation is resolved and love triumphs.

Cast

Romina Power Romina Francesca Power (born October 2, 1951) is an American actress and singer born in Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of Hollywood matinée idol Tyrone Power and actress Linda Christian. With then-husband Albano Carrisi, she for ...

as Rosetta Belmonte *

Al Bano Albano Antonio Carrisi (; born 20 May 1943), better known as Al Bano, is an Italian tenor, actor, and winemaker. He is one of the most recognisable Italian singers in the world whose career spans 7 decades. He has gained notability due to his vo ...

as Andrea *

Nino Taranto Nino Taranto (28 August 1907 – 23 February 1986) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1924 and 1971. Life and career Born in Naples, Taranto started his career as a child actor in 1918 starring in some loca ...

as Antonio Belmonte *

Bice Valori Maria Bice Valori (13 May 1927 – 17 March 1980) was an Italian actress, comedian and television and radio personality. Life and career Born in Rome, Valori studied at the Silvio d’Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts, graduating in 1948. The same ...

as Rosa De Barberis *

Dolores Palumbo Dolores Palumbo (14 June 1912 – 30 January 1984) was an Italian stage and film actress. Life and career Born in Naples, the daughter of two stage actors, Palumbo debuted in 1930 with a bit role in the farce ''La bella trovata''. Shorty later ...

as Madre di Andrea *

Pippo Baudo Giuseppe Vittorio Raimondo Baudo (born 7 June 1936), known as Pippo Baudo, is one of the most famous Italian television presenters, with a career spanning six decades. He is often nicknamed "Superpippo" (referencing the Italian name of Super Go ...

as Duke Pippo *

Stelvio Rosi Stelvio Rosi (1 August 1938 – 19 December 2018), also known as Stan Cooper, was an Italian film actor. Life and career Born in Rome, Rosi made his film debut as a child actor in 1942, in Ferdinando Maria Poggioli's '' Yes, Madam''. He repri ...

as Giorgio De Barberis *

Nino Terzo Nino Terzo (22 May 1923 – 8 May 2005) was an Italian actor. Life and career Born in Palermo as Antonino Terzo, he worked intensively in the avanspettacolo and revue theater, entering the stage companies of Totò, Peppino De Filippo, Franco ...

as Gaetano *

Enzo Cannavale Vincenzo "Enzo" Cannavale (5 April 1928 – 18 March 2011) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films since 1949, including ''Cinema Paradiso'', which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 62nd Academ ...

as Gennarino * Enzo Guarini as Avvocato *

Carlo Taranto Carlo Taranto (18 October 1921 – 4 April 1986) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 50 films between 1949 and 1984. Partial filmography * ''The Firemen of Viggiù'' (1949) * ''Assi alla ribalta'' (1954) * ''Wives and Obscurities'' ( ...

as Francesco * Luciano Fineschi as Fefè *

Anna Campori Anna Campori (22 September 1917 – 19 January 2018) was an Italian actress. From 1951 onwards, she appeared in 70 films. Life and career Born in Rome, Italy, after the debut on stage in a small company of prose Campori moved shortly after in ...

as Carmela *

Nicoletta Elmi Nicoletta Elmi (born 13 February 1964) is an Italian film actress. She appeared in many films in the 1970s as a child actress, but also appeared in several roles in adulthood in the 1980s. Career She is best known for (but was not limited to) a s ...

as Rosy

References

External links

* 1969 films Musicarelli 1969 musical comedy films Films directed by Ettore Maria Fizzarotti 1960s Italian-language films 1960s Italian films {{musical-comedy-film-stub