Under provincial Italian law at the time, once a roof is erected, the occupants cannot be evicted from a building. This film follows the efforts of a family to erect the roof on a house overnight so that a newlywed couple can have their own home.
Directed by: Vittorio De Sica
Written by: Cesare Zavattini
Music by: Alessandro Cicognini
Starring: Gabriella Pallotta, Giorgio Listuzzi, Gastone Renzelli, Maria Di Rollo, Luciano Pigozzi, Maria Di Fiori, Emilia Maritini, Angelo Bigioni, Angelo Visentin, Maria Sittoro
Genre: Drama
Released: 1956-09-29
Runtime: 97 minutes
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