France / May 10, 1956 / Cannes Film Festival
1h 37min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Angelo Bigioni | Luigi |
| Angelo Visentin | Antonio Pilon |
| Maria Sittoro | Natale's mother |
| Luisa Alessandri | Signora Baj |
| Giuseppe Martini | Luisa's father |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Il tetto |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | Italiano |
| Production countries | Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Titanus, Produzioni De Sica |
| Release date | 29 settembre 1956 |
| Production | Vittorio De Sica, Marcello Girosi |
| Writer | Cesare Zavattini |
| Editing | Eraldo Da Roma, Marcella Benvenuti |
| Cinematography | Carlo Montuori, Goffredo Bellisario, Dario Regis, Giovanni Battista Poletto |
| Assistant directors | Luisa Alessandri, Franco Montemurro, Grazia Campori, Vittorio De Sica |
| Camera operators | Goffredo Bellisario, Dario Regis, Giovanni Battista Poletto, Carlo Montuori |
| Additional photography | Goffredo Bellisario, Dario Regis, Giovanni Battista Poletto, Carlo Montuori |
Show more
| Production design | Gastone Medin, Ferdinando Ruffo |
| Art direction | Gastone Medin, Ferdinando Ruffo |
| Set decoration | Ferdinando Ruffo, Gastone Medin |
| Music | Alessandro Cicognini, Kurt Doubrowsky, Emilio Rosa, Franco Ferrara |
| Sound | Kurt Doubrowsky, Emilio Rosa, Franco Ferrara, Alessandro Cicognini |
| Costume design | Fabrizio Carafa, Lina Cassini, Michele Trimarchi |
| Makeup | Michele Trimarchi, Fabrizio Carafa, Lina Cassini |
| Hairstyling | Fabrizio Carafa, Lina Cassini, Michele Trimarchi |
Release dates
Premiere
Italy / Sep 21, 1956 / Milan
Limited release
Italy / Sep 29, 1956 / Turin
United States / May 12, 1959
Theatrical release
Italy / Oct 06, 1956
Russia / Sep 15, 1958
Editorial content to complete
6 sections to complete. You can show them now and start filling them in.
