''Maddalena, Zero for Conduct'' (Italian: ''Maddalena... zero in condotta'') is a 1940 Italian " white-telephones"

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

Vittorio De Sica Vittorio De Sica ( , ; 7 July 1901 – 13 November 1974) was an Italian film director and actor, a leading figure in the neorealist movement. Widely considered one of the most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema, four of the fil ...

. It is a remake of the Hungarian film ''

Magda Expelled ''Magda Expelled'' (Hungarian: ''Magdát kicsapják'') is a 1938 Hungarian comedy film directed by Ladislao Vajda and starring Ida Turay, Klári Tolnay and Antal Páger (actor), Antal Páger. The film was based on a play. In 1940 it was remade in ...

'' (1938).

Plot

A mysterious love letter arrives to Alfredo Hartman (

) in Vienna, and he goes to Rome to find who wrote it.

Cast

as Alfredo Hartman * Vera Bergman as L'insegnante Elisa Malgari * Carla Del Poggio as Maddalena Lenci * Irasema Dilián as Eva Barta, la privatista (as Eva Dilian) *

Amelia Chellini Amelia Chellini (16 June 1880 – 31 May 1944), was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 38 films between 1912 and 1944. Selected filmography * '' Everybody's Secretary'' (1933) * '' Bad Subject'' (1933) * '' Full Speed'' (1934) * '' L ...

as La direttrice *

Pina Renzi Pina Renzi (16 December 1901 – 13 July 1984) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in more than 50 films between 1933 and 1959. She also directed one film, ''Cercasi bionda bella presenza'', in 1942. She was born in Morciano di Romagna ...

as La professoressa Varzi * Paola Veneroni as L'allieva Varghetti, la spiona *

Dora Bini Dora may stand for: Arts and entertainment Television * Dora (''Dora the Explorer''), a fictional character in the ''Dora the Explorer'' franchise ** ''Dora the Explorer'' (TV series), 2000–2019 ** ''Dora'' (TV series), a 2024 reboot of the ...

as L'allieva Caricati *

Enza Delbi The Enza (; ) is a torrent in northern Italy, a right tributary of the river Po. Its source is at the Alpe di Succiso, in the northern Apennines (Tuscan-Emilian Apennines), at . The Enza is the current boundary of the provinces of Parma and Reg ...

as Un'allieva * Roberto Villa as Stefano Armani *

Armando Migliari Armando Migliari (29 April 1889 – 15 June 1976) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 103 films between 1914 and 1965. Selected filmography * ''Cura di baci'' (1916) * ''I fioretti di San Francisco'' (1917) * ''La moglie scacciata' ...

as Malesci, il professore di chimica *Guglielmo Barnabò as Il signor Emilio Lenci *

Giuseppe Varni Giuseppe Varni (born Józef Bruno Winawer) (1902-1965) was a Polish-born Italian stage and film actor.Anile p.135 Selected filmography * ''Oltre l'amore'' (1940) - Il commissario * ''Amami Alfredo'' (1940) - (uncredited) * '' Eternal Melodies ...

as Amilcare Bondani, il bidello *

Arturo Bragaglia Arturo Bragaglia (7 January 1893 – 21 January 1962) was an Italian actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1938 to 1961. Selected filmography References External links * 1893 births 1962 deaths Italian male f ...

as Sila, il professore di ginnastica

References

Bibliography

* Cardullo, Bert. ''Vittorio De Sica: Actor, Director, Auteur''. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2009.

External links

* 1940 films 1940s Italian-language films Films directed by Vittorio De Sica Italian black-and-white films 1940 comedy films Italian remakes of foreign films Remakes of Hungarian films Italian comedy films 1940s Italian films {{1940s-Italy-comedy-film-stub