The Roof (1956)
Release: September 29, 1956 | Runtime: 1h 37m | Rating: 7.4
Under provincial Italian law at the time, once a roof is erected, the occupants cannot be evicted from a building. This comedy 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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Main 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
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What is The Roof about?
Under provincial Italian law at the time, once a roof is erected, the occupants cannot be evicted from a building. This comedy 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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