The Gold of Naples (1954)
Tribute to Naples, where director De Sica spent his first years, this is a collection of six Napolitean episodes: a clown exploited by a gangster; an inconstant pizza seller (Sofia) losing her husband's ring; the funeral of a dead 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".
Released: Dec 03, 1954
Runtime: 131 minutes
Stars: Silvana Mangano, Sophia Loren, Eduardo De Filippo, Paolo Stoppa, Erno Crisa, Totò
Crew: Vittorio De Sica (Director), Giuseppe Marotta (Screenplay), Cesare Zavattini (Screenplay), Vittorio De Sica (Screenplay), Carlo Montuori (Director of Photography), Dino De Laurentiis (Producer)