''Where Is Freedom?'' ( it, Dov'è la libertà?) is a 1954 Italian
comedy-drama
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film directed by
Roberto Rossellini.
The film had a troubled production because, after shooting some scenes, Rossellini lost interest in the film and abandoned the set. The work was completed after about a year, mainly from
Mario Monicelli
Mario Alberto Ettore Monicelli (; 16 May 1915 – 29 November 2010) was an Italian film director and screenwriter and one of the masters of the ''Commedia all'Italiana'' (Comedy Italian style). He was nominated six times for an Oscar, and was awa ...
, with some scenes also shot by
Lucio Fulci and
Federico Fellini
Federico Fellini (; 20 January 1920 – 31 October 1993) was an Italian film director and screenwriter known for his distinctive style, which blends fantasy and baroque images with earthiness. He is recognized as one of the greatest and most i ...
. Despite that, Rossellini is the sole credited director of the film.
[Paolo Mereghetti. ''Dizionario dei Film 1996''. Baldini & Castoldi, 1995. .]
Plot
Difficulties and troubles of an ex-convict. Embittered and disillusioned by life, he will soon plan his return to prison.
Cast
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Totò: Salvatore Lo Jacono
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Vera Molnar: Agnesina
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Nita Dover
Nyta Dover (17 May 1927 – 13 April 1998) was a Swiss actress. She appeared in more than 30 films from 1948 to 1959.
Selected filmography
References
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1927 births
1998 deaths
Swiss film actresses
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Franca Faldini
Franca Faldini (10 February 1931 – 22 July 2016) was an Italian writer, journalist and actress.
Life and career
Born in Rome into a middle-class Jewish family, Faldini was forced to flee to Tuscany because of the Fascist racial laws. After th ...
: Maria
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Leopoldo Trieste
Leopoldo Trieste (3 May 1917 – 25 January 2003) was an Italian actor, film director and script writer.
Trieste was born in Reggio Calabria. He worked with directors such as Pietro Germi, Francis Ford Coppola, Giuseppe Tornatore, Mario Bava, ...
: Abramo Piperno
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Antonio Nicotra
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: marshal #1
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Salvo Libassi: marshal #2
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Giacomo Rondinella
Giacomo Rondinella (30 August 1923 – 25 February 2015) was an Italian singer and actor.
Life and career
Born in Messina, the son of a couple of Neapolitan actors and singers, Rondinella started his career as a singer after World War II, foll ...
: prisoner
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Ugo D'Alessio: judge
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Mario Castellani: public prosecutor
*Vincenzo Talarico: defense attorney
*Pietro Carloni: Pietro
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1954 films
Italian comedy-drama films
1954 comedy-drama films
Films directed by Roberto Rossellini
Commedia all'italiana
Films set in Rome
Films produced by Dino De Laurentiis
Films produced by Carlo Ponti
Films scored by Renzo Rossellini
1950s Italian-language films
Italian black-and-white films
1950s Italian films
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