The Roof (1956)

Name: The Roof
Genre: Drama
Released: 1956-09-29
Duration: 97 min
Cast: Gabriella Pallotta, Giorgio Listuzzi, Gastone Renzelli, Maria Di Rollo, Luciano Pigozzi

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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Released 1956-09-29 · 97 min · Drama

Directed by Vittorio De Sica

Cast

Gabriella Pallotta as Luisa Pilon
Giorgio Listuzzi as Natale Pilon, Luisa's husband
Gastone Renzelli as Cesare, Luisa's brother-in-law
Maria Di Rollo as Gina
Luciano Pigozzi
Maria Di Fiori as Giovanna, Cesare's wife
Emilia Maritini as Luisa's mother
Angelo Bigioni as Luigi
Angelo Visentin as Antonio Pilon
Maria Sittoro as Natale's mother
Luisa Alessandri as Signora Baj
Giuseppe Martini as Luisa's father