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
  • 1955 (1955)
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

References

  1. "NY Times: A Hero of Our Times". NY Times. Retrieved 2010-12-04.

External links


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