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The Man Who Smiles

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The Man Who Smiles
De Sica in a film scene
Directed byMario Mattoli
Written byLuigi Bonelli
Produced byGiuseppe Amato
StarringVittorio De Sica, Umberto Melnati, Enrico Viarisio, Assia Noris and Paola Borboni
CinematographyArturo Gallea
Edited byFernando Tropea
Music byCesare A. Bixio
Release date
  • 1936 (1936)
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

The Man Who Smiles (Italian: L'uomo che sorride) is a 1936 Italian "white-telephones" comedy film about an Oedipus Complex, directed by Mario Mattoli. The film stars Vittorio De Sica,[1] Umberto Melnati, Enrico Viarisio, Assia Noris and Paola Borboni. It is based on a play by Aldo De Benedetti.It was shot at the Tirrenia Studios.

The film premiered in the USA on 16 April 1937.

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References

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  1. ^ Luca, Giovanna de (2007). "Vittorio de Sica (1901-1974)". Encyclopedia of Italian Literary Studies: A-J. Taylor & Francis. pp. 621–27. ISBN 9781579583903.
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