Poverty and Nobility

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Poverty and Nobility

1954

1h 30m

8.0(297 votes)

Comedy

Overview

Eugene, a young nobleman, asks two penniless idlers to impersonate his noble relatives to help him marry Gemma, the daughter of an enriched cook.

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20 members

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Totò

Don Felice Sciosciammocca

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Sophia Loren

Gemma

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Enzo Turco

Pasquale

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Dolores Palumbo

Luisella

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Gianni Cavalieri

Gaetano

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Franca Faldini

Nadia

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Carlo Croccolo

Luigino

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Liana Billi

Concetta

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Giuseppe Porelli

Ottavio

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Giulia Melidoni

Bettina

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Valeria Moriconi

Pupella

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Franco Pastorino

Eugenio

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Franco Sportelli

Vincenzo

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Franco Melidoni

Peppinello

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Enzo Petito

Don Gioacchino

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Dino Curcio

Biase

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Nino Di Napoli

Il portinaio

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Nicola Maldacea Jr.

Lo sposino

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Franco Caruso

Un cafone

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Leo Brandi

Il cafone ignorante

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