''Poveri milionari'' (internationally released as ''Poor Millionaires'') is a 1959 Italian

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending ( black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

Dino Risi Dino Risi (23 December 1916 – 7 June 2008) was an Italian film director. With Mario Monicelli, Luigi Comencini, Nanni Loy and Ettore Scola, he was one of the masters of '' commedia all'italiana''. Biography Risi was born in Milan. He had an ...

. It is the final chapter in the trilogy started with '' Poveri ma belli''.Paolo D'Agostini, ''Dino Risi'', Editrice Il castoro, 1995

Cast

Maurizio Arena Maurizio Arena (26 December 1933 – 21 November 1979) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1952 and 1978. Life and career Born in Rome as Maurizio Di Lorenzo, Arena made his film debut at nineteen years old, ...

: Romolo * Renato Salvatori: Salvatore * Alessandra Panaro: Anna Maria *

Lorella De Luca Lorella De Luca (17 September 1940 – 9 January 2014) was an Italian film, television, and voice actress. One of the most recognized ingenues of Italian cinema during the mid-to-late 1950s, she is best known for having played naive young girl ...

: Marisa * Sylva Koscina: Alice *

Memmo Carotenuto Memmo Carotenuto (23 August 1908 – 23 December 1980) was an Italian actor. He appeared in 125 films between 1941 and 1980. Selected filmography *'' The Wedding Trip'' (1969) * '' Assassination in Rome'' (1965) * '' Male Companion'' (196 ...

: Alvaro * Gildo Bocci: Sor Nerone *

Roberto Rey Roberto Rey (15 February 1905 – 30 May 1972) was a Chilean film actor who worked in Spain, appearing in more than fifty films during his career including the 1935 musical ''Paloma Fair''.D'Lugo p.106 Selected filmography * '' A Lucky Man'' ( ...

: Psichiatra *

Lina Ferri Lina (pronounced "Leena") is a feminine given name. Languages of origin include: English, Italian, Lithuanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Persian, Kurdish, Arabic. It is also the short form of a variety of names ending in -lina including Catalina ...

: Sora Cecilia *

Fred Buscaglione Ferdinando "Fred" Buscaglione (; 23 November 1921 – 3 February 1960) was an Italian singer and actor who became very popular in the late 1950s. His public persona – the character he played both in his songs and his movies – was of a humoro ...

: himself

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* 1959 films Films directed by Dino Risi Films scored by Armando Trovajoli Films set in Rome Films shot in Rome Italian comedy films 1959 comedy films 1950s Italian films {{1950s-Italy-comedy-film-stub