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Hello Elephant
Hello Elephant

Hello Elephant

Genres

Comedy

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Vittorio De Sica is a teacher struggling to take care of his family and always dreaming that Parliament will increase the salaries for teachers and life will become easier for his wife, Maria Mereander, and kids. An Indian prince (Sabu) visits Italy, is assisted by the teacher and gives De Sica a baby elephant as a reward. This upsets the landlord, Nando Bruno, the other tenants, and the neighborhood. He takes the elephant away but, like Lassie, it comes home.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

83 mins

Rating

5.7/10

Release Date

23 February 1952

Country

Italy

Cast

Vittorio De Sica

Vittorio De Sica

Carlo Caretti

María Mercader

María Mercader

Mario Caretti

Nando Bruno

Nando Bruno

signor Venturi

Sabu

Sabu

Sultan of Nagore

Gisella Sofio

Gisella Sofio

Michele Sakara

Michele Sakara

Ciro Berardi

Ciro Berardi

Giuseppe Chinnici

Giuseppe Chinnici

Antonio Nicotra

Antonio Nicotra

Sofi Fort

Sofi Fort

Teresa Fimiani

Teresa Fimiani

Pasquale De Filippo

Pasquale De Filippo

Piero Mastrocinque

Piero Mastrocinque

Virgilio Antico

Virgilio Antico

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