Italy / Sep 21, 1995
In the golden age of cinema, everyone dreams of becoming a star. One man promises to make all their dreams come true...
1h 53min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
In 1950s Sicily, con artist Joe Moretti does screen tests for the big studios, accepting money or favours for his efforts. A young illiterate novitiate named Beata desperately wants to change her life and falls for him; belatedly, he realizes his feelings for her. However, their love affair is doomed when he's arrested.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Jane Alexander | Princess |
| Tony Sperandeo | 1st Badalamenti |
| Tano Cimarosa | Grandpa Bordonaro |
| Nicola Di Pinto | Communal Functionary |
| Domenico Gennaro | 1st Mafioso (as Mimmo Gennaro) |
| Luigi Maria Burruano | Flirtatious Client |
| Antonella Attili | Nurse |
| Costantino Carrozza | The Collector |
| Carmelo Di Mazzarelli | Old Man in Wheelchair |
| Domenico Dolce | Peasant on Bus |
| Stefano Gabbana | Photographer |
| Maria Rosa Parrelo | Santina |
| Rita Lia | Pinuccia |
| Alessandro Guarrera | Clapboard Kid |
| Spiro Scimone | 1st Nasca Brother |
| Francesco Sframeli | 2nd Nasca Brother |
| Tony Palazzo | Pio Li Fusi |
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| Emilio Scimone | 2nd Mafioso |
| Massimo Pupella | Bordonaro Jr. |
| Giorgio Guerrieri | Cinema Cashier |
| Filippo Tarantino | 2nd Badalamenti |
| Onofrio Ducato | Mafia Boss Realzisa |
| Paolo Noto | Zu' Leonardo |
| Turi Killer | Boy with Garabaldino |
| Pino Calabrese | 1st Carabiniere |
| Antonio Miceli | Cosimo Millelire |
| Aurora Quattrocchi | Prostitute (as Rori Quatrocchi) |
| Elia Nicosia | Barber |
| Simona Merito | Anna |
| Peppe Zarbo | 1st Friend |
| Sandro Piro | 2nd Friend |
| Vincenzo Fiorenza | 3rd Friend |
| Filippo Spitale | 1st Man in Club |
| Pino Pellegrino | 2nd Man in Club |
| Rosario Lanzafame | 3rd Man in Club |
| Pippo Provvidenti | Don Lucio |
| Giorgio Libassi | Innkeeper |
| Pasquale Palumbo | Mayor |
| Angelo Colajemma | Vitti Na Crozza |
| Antonello Puglisi | Man Quoting Mussolini |
| Daniele Ferretti | Village Idiot |
| Filippo Alesi | Young Farm Laborer |
| Emilio Adrisani | Peasant by the River |
| Francesco Guzzo | Tavern Boy |
| Giuseppe Funari | Armless Man |
| Bruno Torrisi | Carwash Man |
| Umberto Terranove | Band Master |
| Rosolino Cottone | Partisan |
| Giovanni Alamia | 1st Warehouse Man |
| Corrado Solari | 2nd Warehouse Man |
| Omero Capanna | Hitman (uncredited) |
| Marzio Honorato | Architect Panebianco (uncredited) |
| Luigi Mezzanotte | Pimp (uncredited) |
| Vincent Navarra | D'Azzò the Shepherd (The Star Man) (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | L'uomo delle stelle |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | Italiano |
| Production countries | Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica |
| Release date | 21 settembre 1995 |
| Executive producer | Mario Cotone |
| Production | Vittorio Cecchi Gori, Rita Rusić |
| Writer | Giuseppe Tornatore, Fabio Rinaudo |
| Editing | Massimo Quaglia, Mario D'Ambrosio, Pamela Quaglia |
| Cinematography | Dante Spinotti, Enrico Lucidi, Giovanni Gebbia, Stefano Falivene, Adriano Giannini, Simon Iorio, Alessia Bulgari, Sandro Bolli, Angelo Novi |
| Assistant directors | Marco Guidone, Francesco Ascione, Umberto Riccioni Carteni, Giuseppe Tornatore, Stella D'Onofrio |
| Lighting | Carlo Vinciguerra |
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Physical media
Czechia / Sep 19, 1997 / 15+
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