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The Roof

1956 · Vittorio De Sica · 97 min

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Under provincial Italian law at the time, once a roof is erected, the occupants cannot be evicted from a building. This film follows the efforts of a family to erect the roof on a house overnight so that a newlywed couple can have their own home.

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7.3/10Rating on TMDBFrom The Movie Database53 votes

Gabriella PallottaLuisa Pilon GGiorgio ListuzziNatale Pilon, Luisa's husband

Gastone RenzelliCesare, Luisa's brother-in-law MMaria Di RolloGina

Luciano Pigozzi MMaria Di FioriGiovanna, Cesare's wife EEmilia MaritiniLuisa's mother AAngelo BigioniLuigi AAngelo VisentinAntonio Pilon MMaria SittoroNatale's mother LLuisa AlessandriSignora Baj GGiuseppe MartiniLuisa's father

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Gabriella PallottaLuisa Pilon GGiorgio ListuzziNatale Pilon, Luisa's husband

Gastone RenzelliCesare, Luisa's brother-in-law MMaria Di RolloGina

Luciano Pigozzi MMaria Di FioriGiovanna, Cesare's wife EEmilia MaritiniLuisa's mother AAngelo BigioniLuigi AAngelo VisentinAntonio Pilon MMaria SittoroNatale's mother LLuisa AlessandriSignora Baj GGiuseppe MartiniLuisa's father

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