The Man Who Smiles

The Man Who Smiles
De Sica in a film scene
Directed by	Mario Mattoli
Written by	Luigi Bonelli
Produced by	Giuseppe Amato
Starring	Vittorio De Sica, Umberto Melnati, Enrico Viarisio, Assia Noris and Paola Borboni
Cinematography	Arturo Gallea
Edited by	Fernando Tropea
Music by	Cesare A. Bixio
Release date	1936 (1936)
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

The Man Who Smiles (Italian: L'uomo che sorride) is a 1936 Italian "white-telephones" comedy film about an Oedipus Complex, directed by Mario Mattoli. The film stars Vittorio De Sica,^[1] Umberto Melnati, Enrico Viarisio, Assia Noris and Paola Borboni. It is based on a play by Aldo De Benedetti.It was shot at the Tirrenia Studios.

The film premiered in the USA on 16 April 1937.

Cast

• Vittorio De Sica as Pio Fardella
• Umberto Melnati as Dino
• Enrico Viarisio as Commendator Ercole Piazza
• Assia Noris as Adriana
• Paola Borboni as La contessa
• Armando Migliari as Agostino
• Luisa Garella as Edvige
• Vanna Vanni
• Ermanno Roveri

References

1. Luca, Giovanna de (2007). "Vittorio de Sica (1901-1974)". Encyclopedia of Italian Literary Studies: A-J. Taylor & Francis. pp. 621–27. ISBN 9781579583903.

External links

• L' Uomo che sorride at IMDb