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  • Down with Misery (1945)
  • 90 min | Drama
Down with Misery (1945)
90 min | Drama

The two drivers Giovanni and Gaetano are friends. Gaetano, bold and ruthless, thrives in the black market, while Giovanni, who is a naive and fundamentally honest worker from the North of Italy, cannot get any profit and his wife, an ...See moreThe two drivers Giovanni and Gaetano are friends. Gaetano, bold and ruthless, thrives in the black market, while Giovanni, who is a naive and fundamentally honest worker from the North of Italy, cannot get any profit and his wife, an energetic and talkative Roman woman, can't help blaming him for his poor business skills. Returning from a trip to Naples, he brings home a little hungry orphan, Nello. At first Giovanni's wife doesn't want the boy, but then she begins to like him. The little boy does whatever he can to help the family. Nello's father, who everybody thought to have died during the war, finds his little son and, being a rich business man, he employs the good and generous Giovanni. Meanwhile the former friend Gaetano is caught by the police and convicted for his illegal trades. Written by manutwo See less
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Director
Writers
Mario Monicelli (screenplay) | Nicola Fausto Neroni (screenplay) | Gennaro Righelli (screenplay) (story)
Composer
Cinematographer
Editor
Duilio A. Lucarelli (as Duilio Lucarelli)
Production Designer
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Updated Dec 27, 1945

Release date
1949 (United States)

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17 cast members
Name Known for
Anna Magnani
Nannina Straselli Nannina Straselli   See fewer
Nino Besozzi
Giovanni Straselli, suo marito Giovanni Straselli, suo marito   See fewer
Virgilio Riento
Gaetano Schioppa Gaetano Schioppa   See fewer
Marisa Vernati
Caterina Schippa, sua moglie Caterina Schippa, sua moglie   See fewer
Vito Annichiarico
Nello Esposito (as Vito Chiari) Nello Esposito (as Vito Chiari)   See fewer
Sandro Ruffini
Porzio Ray Porzio Ray   See fewer
Lauro Gazzolo
Il commandattore Trombetti Il commandattore Trombetti   See fewer
Aldo Silvani
Il compagno di cella Il compagno di cella   See fewer
Vittorio Mottini
Il padre di Nello Il padre di Nello   See fewer
Checco Durante
Il fattorino del radiogrammofono Il fattorino del radiogrammofono   See fewer
Mara Lopez
La figlia del commendattore La figlia del commendattore   See fewer
Dina Romano
La sorella di Gaetano La sorella di Gaetano   See fewer
Claudio Ermelli
Il guardia di Finanza Il guardia di Finanza   See fewer
Felice Romano
L'altra guardia L'altra guardia   See fewer
Mario Castellani
Un agente Un agente   See fewer
Dino Di Luca
Un'altro agente Un'altro agente   See fewer
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