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The Gold of Naples

Original title: L'oro di Napoli
  • 19541954
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 2h 18m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
1.8K
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L'oro di Napoli (1954)
  • Comedy
  • Drama
A portrait of the people, the defects, and the peculiarities of Naples in six different vignettes.A portrait of the people, the defects, and the peculiarities of Naples in six different vignettes.A portrait of the people, the defects, and the peculiarities of Naples in six different vignettes.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
1.8K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Vittorio De Sica
  • Writers
    • Giuseppe Marotta(story)
    • Cesare Zavattini(adapted for the screen by)
    • Vittorio De Sica(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Totò
    • Lianella Carell
    • Pasquale Cennamo
Top credits
  • Director
    • Vittorio De Sica
  • Writers
    • Giuseppe Marotta(story)
    • Cesare Zavattini(adapted for the screen by)
    • Vittorio De Sica(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Totò
    • Lianella Carell
    • Pasquale Cennamo
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 9User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 1 nomination

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    L'oro di Napoli (1954)
    Sophia Loren in L'oro di Napoli (1954)
    Teresa De Vita in L'oro di Napoli (1954)
    Sophia Loren and Giacomo Furia in L'oro di Napoli (1954)
    Sophia Loren in L'oro di Napoli (1954)
    Vittorio De Sica in L'oro di Napoli (1954)
    Silvana Mangano in L'oro di Napoli (1954)
    Eduardo De Filippo in L'oro di Napoli (1954)
    Totò in L'oro di Napoli (1954)
    L'oro di Napoli (1954)
    L'oro di Napoli (1954)
    L'oro di Napoli (1954)

    Top cast

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    Totò
    Totò
    • Don Saverio Petrillo (segment "Il guappo")as Don Saverio Petrillo (segment "Il guappo")
    Lianella Carell
    Lianella Carell
    • Carolina Petrillo (segment "Il guappo")as Carolina Petrillo (segment "Il guappo")
    Pasquale Cennamo
    • Don Carmine Savarone (segment "Il guappo")as Don Carmine Savarone (segment "Il guappo")
    Agostino Salvietti
    • Gennaro Esposito (segment "Il guappo")as Gennaro Esposito (segment "Il guappo")
    Sophia Loren
    Sophia Loren
    • Sofia (segment "Pizze a credito")as Sofia (segment "Pizze a credito")
    Paolo Stoppa
    Paolo Stoppa
    • Don Peppino - il vedovo (segment "Pizze a credito")as Don Peppino - il vedovo (segment "Pizze a credito")
    Giacomo Furia
    • Rosario - marito di Sofia (segment "Pizze a credito")as Rosario - marito di Sofia (segment "Pizze a credito")
    Alberto Farnese
    Alberto Farnese
    • Alfredo - l'amante di Sofia (segment "Pizze a credito")as Alfredo - l'amante di Sofia (segment "Pizze a credito")
    Tecla Scarano
    • Un amico di Peppino (segment "Pizze a credito")as Un amico di Peppino (segment "Pizze a credito")
    Tartaro Pasquale
    • Cafiero (segment "Pizze a credito")as Cafiero (segment "Pizze a credito")
    Teresa De Vita
    • La madre (segment "Funeralino")as La madre (segment "Funeralino")
    Vittorio De Sica
    Vittorio De Sica
    • Il conte Prospero B. (segment "I giocatori")as Il conte Prospero B. (segment "I giocatori")
    Pierino Bilancioni
    • Il piccolo Gennarino (segment "I giocatori")as Il piccolo Gennarino (segment "I giocatori")
    Lars Borgström
    • Federico - the Doorkeeper (segment "I giocatori")as Federico - the Doorkeeper (segment "I giocatori")
    • (as L. Borgoström)
    Mario Passante
    Mario Passante
    • Giovanni - the Butler (segment "I giocatori")as Giovanni - the Butler (segment "I giocatori")
    Silvana Mangano
    Silvana Mangano
    • Teresa (segment "Teresa")as Teresa (segment "Teresa")
    Erno Crisa
    Erno Crisa
    • Don Nicola (segment "Teresa")as Don Nicola (segment "Teresa")
    Ubaldo Maestri
    • Don Ubaldo (segment "Teresa")as Don Ubaldo (segment "Teresa")
    • Director
      • Vittorio De Sica
    • Writers
      • Giuseppe Marotta(story) (screenplay)
      • Cesare Zavattini(adapted for the screen by) (screenplay)
      • Vittorio De Sica(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    A tribute to Naples, where director De Sica spent his first years, this is a collection of 6 Neapolitan episodes: a clown exploited by a gangster; an inconstant pizza seller (Sofia) losing her husband's ring; the funeral of a child; the gambler Count Prospero B. defeated by a kid; the unexpected and unusual wedding of Teresa, a prostitute; the "professor" Ersilio Micci, a "wisdom seller". —Yepok
    • italy
    • place name in title
    • napoli
    • based on novel
    • Plot summary
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    • Taglines
      • Lusty...Sexy...Zesty.
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Drama
    • Certificate
      • Not Rated
    • Parents guide
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Many cast and crew members, starting from director Vittorio De Sica, stated that filming of this movie was a particularly good time for them all.
    • Alternate versions
      The segment on the funeral of a dead child was deleted from all release versions, and the short segment on the Professor only appeared in the original Italian version. The time for the remaining four episodes was 107 minutes.
    • Connections
      Featured in Le ciné-club de Radio-Canada: Film présenté: L'or de Naples (1959)

    User reviews9

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    My Favorite Movie
    "L'oro di Napoli" is the kind of movie which has everything in it. Human emotions, good and evil in Humankind, great sceneries of Napoli and its Golf, great music, great actors and most of all a genius director, Vittorio De Sica.

    This is the kind of movie one may watch again and again without getting bored.

    As for myself, I even took a trip to Napoli on August 2001, to find out the beautiful sites where the movie took place.

    I found the beautiful "Castello Dell'Ovo" and the "Fontana Dell'Immacolatella", which are not mentioned by name in the movie. Amazingly both sites look the same as in 1954, as well as some neighboring buildings.

    I managed finding a collection of the most beautiful Neapolitan Canzoni (Songs), including the song `A Marechiaro' which plays at the end of the movie, a song I cherished for long, before watching the movie.

    To summarize, as far as I am concerned, `L'Oro Di Napoli' (The Gold of Napoli), constitutes a genuine treasure in the history of movies, which I'll always cherish deep in my heart.

    Zeev Kasher
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    • zkasher
    • Aug 23, 2001

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 11, 1957 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Italy
    • Language
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Napuljsko zlato
    • Filming locations
      • Naples, Campania, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Carlo Ponti Cinematografica
      • Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $483
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 18 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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