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io, suo padre (1939)

Original title: io, suo padre
Production: Italy|92 min| black and white|
Dramatic, Comedy, Sports
a former boxer trains his son and leads him to win the italian championship in the middleweight category. the boy, having his head on, goes to bad company and falls easily into the grip of a fatalona: so he renounces the sport to be near her in luxurious homes and where it is easy to spend the hard-earned money. after some time, he finally opens his eyes to this illusory reality, he becomes aware that it is a world that does not belong to him and, back home, under the loving guidance of his father, he resumes sports training.

Origin of the subject

Direction

Mario BonnardMario Bonnardregista
Camillo Apolloniaiuto regista

Production and Screenplay

Mario BonnardMario Bonnardsceneggiatore
Ivo PerilliIvo Perillisceneggiatore
Amedeo Castellazzisceneggiatore

Characters and Interpreters

Romolo Tonelli
Masetto Tonelli
Eva
Anna
fanatico di boxe
Gildo BocciGildo Bocci(età:53)
Renata
Clara CalamaiClara Calamai(età:30)
Amalia Tonelli
Giorgio
Carlo RomanoCarlo Romano(età:31)
Sandro
Piero PastorePiero Pastore(età:36)
Roberto
Guido NotariGuido Notari(età:46)
cavaliere
Sardella
Lauro GazzoloLauro Gazzolo(età:39)
amico di Radesio
signora Giulia
sor Luigi
cameriera
Enrico Urbinati
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Gianni AgusGianni Agus(età:22)
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Dina SassoliDina Sassoli(età:19)
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Otello TosoOtello Toso(età:25)
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Aleardo WardAleardo Ward(età:24)

Technical staff

Otello MartelliOtello Martellidirettore della fotografia
ManGabriele Varrialemontatore
Cesare Pavaniscenografo
Giulio Bonnardmusiche
Boris Mullerfonico
Cesare Zanettidirettore di produzione
Victor Wilsonfonico