A Hero of Our Times
For the short novel by Mikhail Lermontov, see A Hero of Our Time.
| A Hero of Our Times | |
|---|---|
 Italian poster | |
| Directed by | Mario Monicelli |
| Produced by | Franco Cristaldi |
| Written by |
Rodolfo Sonego Mario Monicelli |
| Story by | Rodolfo Sonego |
| Starring | Alberto Sordi |
| Music by | Nino Rota |
| Cinematography | Tino Santoni |
| Edited by | Adriana Novelli |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Titanus |
Release dates |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
A Hero of Our Times (Italian: Un eroe dei nostri tempi) is a 1955 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli and starring Alberto Sordi.[1]
Plot
Alberto is an employee who is the Italian average of society of the Fifties. Alberto is a go-getter, attached only to his work, and believes that everyone meets him wants to bring Alberto bad luck. Alberto refuses every contact with other people, but soon finds himself caught in misunderstandings and so the people, to take revenge on him and his meanness, force him to change his identity.
Cast
- Alberto Sordi as Alberto Menichetti
- Franca Valeri as Vedova De Ritis
- Giovanna Ralli as Marcella
- Tina Pica as Clotilde
- Mario Carotenuto as Gustavo
- Leopoldo Trieste as Aurelio
- Alberto Lattuada as Il direttore
- Bud Spencer as Fernando (as Carlo Pedersoli)
- Pina Bottin as Secretary
- Lina Bonivento as Aunt Giovanna
- Mino Doro as Prof. Bracci
- Giulio Calì as Il giovanottaccio
- Paolo Ferrara as Police Commissioner
- Jone Frigerio as La zia
References
- ↑ "NY Times: A Hero of Our Times". NY Times. Retrieved 2010-12-04.
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