''Twenty Years'' (Italian: ''Vent'anni'') is a 1949 Italian

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directed by Giorgio Bianchi and starring

Oscar Blando Oscar Blando (1924–1994) was an Italian film actor. He made his debut after being cast in Renato Castellani's neorealist film ''Under the Sun of Rome'' in 1948. The following year he played the lead in ''Twenty Years'', again alongside actress ...

Francesco Golisano Francesco Golisano (25 June 1930 in Rome, Italy – 21 December 1991 in Velletri, Italy) was an Italian film actor. He was an employee of the Post Office when film director Renato Castellani held auditions to appear in ''Under the Sun of Rome' ...

and

Liliana Mancini Liliana Mancini was an Italian film actress. She was briefly a star of the neorealist movement after being cast by Renato Castellani in the 1948 film ''Under the Sun of Rome''. Although she played the female lead in '' Twenty Years'' (1949), she ...

.Lancia p.77 It was part of the

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movement of postwar Italy.

Plot

Two petty thieves plan a much bigger scam than they usually practice, but complications ensue.

Cast

as Ciro *

as Geppa *

as Iris *

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as Nonna * Titti Brandani *

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* Barbara Leite *

Lamberto Maggiorani Lamberto Maggiorani (28 August 1909 – 22 April 1983) was an Italian actor remembered for his portrayal of Antonio Ricci in the 1948 Vittorio De Sica film ''Bicycle Thieves''. He was a factory worker (he worked as a turner) and non-profess ...

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* Lolly Moreno * Marcella Ruffini

References

Bibliography

* Enrico Lancia. ''Dizionario del cinema italiano: Gli atori, Volume I''. Gremese Editore, 2003.

External links

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1949 films Italian comedy films 1940s Italian-language films 1949 comedy films Italian black-and-white films Films directed by Giorgio Bianchi Films with screenplays by Cesare Zavattini 1940s Italian films {{1940s-Italy-film-stub