It Happened in Rome

• Director: Antonio Pietrangeli
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• Genre: Romance
• Themes: Journey of Self-Discovery
• Release Year: 1959
• Country: IT
• Run Time: 95 minutes

Plot

It Happened in Rome -- as well as in Venice, Florence, and points in between in this frothy excursion into beautiful Italy. The slight story concerns two young girls -- the German Hilde (Inge Schoener) and the French Josette (Isabelle Corey) -- who are hitching through the countryside. Vacationing Britisher Margaret (June Laverick) has pity on them and gives them a lift. Unfortunately, Margaret has not been paying attention to her gas gauge, and the three end up trying to push the vehicle to a gas station. In the process, they lose hold of the car at a crucial moment and it rolls into the sea. With her means of transportation ruined, Margaret joins Hilde and Josette as a hitchhiker. Along the way, each of them encounters their fair share of amorous Latin lovers before finding true love. Interestingly, the writers of this glossy romance include the anarcho-communist Dario Fo, as well as Furio Scarpelli and Age (who both collaborated on The Good, the Bad and the Ugly). ~ Craig Butler, All Movie Guide

Cast

Mario Carotenuto - The Hunter; Antonio Cifariello - Gino; Isabelle Corey - Josette; Gabriele Ferzetti - Lawyer Cortini; Massimo Girotti - Ugo Parenti; Isabel Jeans - Cynthia; June Laverick - Margaret; Francesco Mule - Lawyer Mazzoni; Inge Schoener - Hilde; Vittorio De Sica - The Count; Alberto Sordi - Sergio

Credit

Antonio Pietrangeli - Director, Lelio Luttazzi - Composer (Music Score), Carlo Carlini - Cinematographer, Aldo Tonti - Cinematographer, Luigi Carpentieri - Producer, Ermanno Donati - Producer, Antonio Pietrangeli - Screenwriter, Age - Screenwriter, Furio Scarpelli - Screenwriter, Dario Fo - Screenwriter

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