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Miracle in Milan is a italien film of genre Drama directed by Vittorio De Sica released in USA on 17 december 1951 with Francesco Golisano
Miracle in Milan (1951)
Miracolo a Milano
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Add to a movie listMiracle in Milan (Italian: Miracolo a Milano) is a 1951 Italian film directed by Vittorio de Sica. The screenplay was co-written by Cesare Zavattini, based on his novel Totò il Buono. The picture stars Francesco Golisano, Emma Gramatica, Paolo Stoppa, and Guglielmo Barnabò.
The film, told as a neo-realist fable, explains the lives of a poverty-stricken group in post-war Milan, Italy.
Synopsis
This fantasy tale tells of Totò who, found in a cabbage patch, is adopted by Lolotta, a wise and kind old woman. When Lolotta dies he moves to an orphanage. At eighteen Totò (Francesco Golisano) leaves the orphanage and ends up in a shantytown squatter colony on the outskirts of Milan.Actors
Francesco Golisano
(Totò)
Emma Gramatica
(La vecchia Lolotta)
Paolo Stoppa
(Rappi)
Guglielmo Barnabò
(Mobbi)
Alba Arnova
(La statua che prende vita)
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