Movie·1974·1h 55m
Bread and Chocolate
You'll Laugh Till Your Heart Breaks
Country
Italy
Language
German
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// overview
The Story
Original title: Pane e cioccolata
An Italian immigrant tries to make a new life in Switzerland, taking on a series of increasingly menial jobs in order to do it. He attempts to fit into his new home and society but fails at every turn. Unable to go home again, will his tenacity and optimism be enough to live on?
Written By
Jaja Fiastri, Nino Manfredi
Producer
Turi Vasile, Maurizio Lodi-Fè
Cinematography
Luciano Tovoli
Music
Daniele Patucchi
Editor
Mario Morra
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Nino Manfredi
Giovanni 'Nino' Garofoli
Johnny Dorelli
Italian Industrialist
Anna Karina
Elena
Paolo Turco
Gianni
Ugo D'Alessio
Pietro
Tano Cimarosa
Gigi
Gianfranco Barra
The turk
Giorgio Cerioni
Police Inspector
Francesco D'Adda
Rudiger
Umberto Raho
Jacques, the Maitre
Geoffrey Copleston
Boegli
Federico Scrobogna
Grigory
Max Delys
Renzo
Giorgio Dolfin
Paolo
Nelide Giammarco
The Blonde
// crew
Crew
Franco Brusati
Director, Screenplay, Story
Luciano Tovoli
Director of Photography
Turi Vasile
Executive Producer
Maurizio Lodi-Fè
Producer
Jaja Fiastri
Screenplay
Nino Manfredi
Screenplay
Daniele Patucchi
Original Music Composer
Mario Morra
Editor
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