In the Country Fell a Star

In the Country Fell a Star
Directed by	Eduardo De Filippo
Produced by	Peppino De Filippo
Written by	Peppino De Filippo (play) Eduardo De Filippo Riccardo Freda Ernesto Grassi
Starring	Peppino De Filippo Eduardo De Filippo Rosina Lawrence Oretta Fiume
Music by	Luigi Avitabile Cesare A. Bixio
Cinematography	Mario Albertelli
Edited by	Guido Ricci
Production company	Defilm
Distributed by	Cine Tirrenia
Release dates	11 November 1939
Running time	86 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

In the Country Fell a Star (Italian:In campagna è caduta una stella) is a 1939 Italian comedy film directed by Eduardo De Filippo. It stars De Filippo, his brother Peppino De Filippo and Rosina Lawrence.^[1] When a famous American film star visits their small town, two brothers become obsessed with her and neglect their fiancées. It was based on a play of the same title written by Peppino De Filippo.

Cast

• Rosina Lawrence as Margaret, l'americana
• Eduardo De Filippo as Pasquale Montuori
• Peppino De Filippo as Luigino Montuori
• Oretta Fiume as Rosina, la fidanzata di Luigino
• Dolores Palumbo as Clotilde
• Gorella Gori as La moglie de Teodorico
• Elena Altieri as La cognata di Margaret
• Adele Mosso as Zia Rita
• Gina Amendola as La governante di casa Montuori
• Armando Migliari as Teodorico, il farmacista
• Guido Notari as Il suocero di Margaret
• Edoardo Toniolo as Il fidanzato di Margaret
• Emilio Petacci as Il padre di Clotilde
• Ruggero Capodaglio as Il brigadiere
• Antonio Gradoli as Il fratello di Margaret
• Carlo Marrazzini
• Giuseppe De Martino
• Cellio Bucchi

References

1. Moliterno p.101

Bibliography

• Moliterno, Gino. Historical Dictionary of Italian Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2008.

External links

• In the Country Fell a Star at the Internet Movie Database