''My Name Is Rocco Papaleo'' ( it, Permette? Rocco Papaleo) is a 1971 Italian film directed by

Ettore Scola Ettore Scola (; 10 May 1931 – 19 January 2016) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He received a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film in 1978 for his film ''A Special Day'' and over the course of his film career was nominated for fiv ...

Description

The film follows a former boxer from Sicily (Mastroianni) who emigrates to the United States, but rather than success he finds only poverty and loneliness. The film was shot partly in Chicago, and was made while Scola was doing post-production for '' Trevico-Turin: Voyage in Fiatnam'', another "politically engaged" film. It was called "a harsh attack on American consumer values and their soul-destroying materialism".

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Cast

Marcello Mastroianni Marcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni (28 September 1924 – 19 December 1996) was an Italian film actor, regarded as one of his country's most iconic male performers of the 20th century. He played leading roles for many of Italy's top di ...

as Rocco *

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as Jenny * Bruce Vilanch *

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* Margot Novak *

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* Umberto Travaglini

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* 1971 films 1970s sports comedy films Italian boxing films Italian sports comedy films 1970s Italian-language films Films directed by Ettore Scola Films set in Chicago Films shot in Chicago Films about immigration to the United States Films with screenplays by Ruggero Maccari 1971 comedy films Films with screenplays by Ettore Scola 1970s Italian films {{1970s-Italy-comedy-film-stub