Italy / Mar 11, 1959
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Turi, a young Sicilian, makes ends meet by doing some occasional work and singing in taverns in a popular district of Rome.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Vittorio De Sica | Spartaco |
| José Jaspe | Maresciallo dei Carabinier |
| Juan Calvo | Sor Ettore |
| Alberto De Amicis | 'Bellezza' |
| Gino Buzzanca | The Sicilian Industrialist |
| Antonio Riquelme | Sor Napoleone |
| Roberto Paris | Orazio |
| Loris Bazzocchi | Carlino |
| Manolita Puerto | The Bar Cashier |
| Gianni Meccia | Plainclothesman |
| Enrico Poli | |
| Lella Cattaneo | Woman Seeking a Man who Can Cook (uncredited) |
Genres
Music
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Nel blu dipinto di blu |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | Italiano |
| Production countries | Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Cine Produzione Astoria, D.D.L. |
| Release date | 11 marzo 1959 |
| Production | Isidoro Broggi |
| Writer | Piero Tellini, Cesare Zavattini, Ettore Scola, Fabrizio Sarazani |
| Editing | Gisa Radicchi Levi |
| Cinematography | Gianni Di Venanzo, Erico Menczer |
| Assistant directors | Domenico Bernabei, Carlo Castelli, Piero Tellini, Elsa Carnevali |
| Camera operators | Erico Menczer, Gianni Di Venanzo |
| Additional photography | Erico Menczer, Gianni Di Venanzo |
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| Production design | Alberto Boccianti, Riccardo Domenici |
| Art direction | Alberto Boccianti, Riccardo Domenici |
| Set decoration | Riccardo Domenici, Alberto Boccianti |
| Music | Mario Nascimbene, Domenico Modugno, Franco Ferrara, Franco Groppioni |
| Sound | Domenico Modugno, Franco Ferrara, Franco Groppioni, Mario Nascimbene |
| Costume design | Giuliano Papi, Goffredo Rocchetti, Maria Miccinilli |
| Makeup | Goffredo Rocchetti, Giuliano Papi, Maria Miccinilli |
| Hairstyling | Goffredo Rocchetti, Giuliano Papi, Maria Miccinilli |
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