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Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan

Miracle in Milan

An impudent, riotous laugh on the lives and morals of our day!

Genres

ComedyFantasyDrama

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Once upon a time a wise and kind old woman discovers a baby in her cabbage patch. She brings up the child and, when she dies, the boy, Totò, enters an orphanage. Totò leaves the orphanage a happy young man, and looks for work in post-war Milan. He ends up with the homeless and organizes them to build a shanty town in a vacant lot. But when greedy developers threaten the community’s land, Totò will need all the help he can get in order to find an impossible way out.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

97 mins

Rating

7.317/10

Release Date

08 February 1951

Country

Italy

Cast

Emma Gramatica

Emma Gramatica

La vecchia Lolotta

Francesco Golisano

Francesco Golisano

Totò

Paolo Stoppa

Paolo Stoppa

Rappi

Guglielmo Barnabò

Guglielmo Barnabò

Mobbi

Brunella Bovo

Brunella Bovo

Edvige

Anna Carena

Anna Carena

Marta, la signora altezzosa

Alba Arnova

Alba Arnova

La statua che prende vita

Flora Cambi

Flora Cambi

L'innamorata infelice

Virgilio Riento

Virgilio Riento

Il sergente delle guardie

Arturo Bragaglia

Arturo Bragaglia

Alfredo

Erminio Spalla

Erminio Spalla

Gaetano

Riccardo Bertazzolo

Riccardo Bertazzolo

L'atleta

Checco Rissone

Checco Rissone

Il comandante in secondo

Angelo Prioli

Angelo Prioli

Il comandante in primo

Enzo Furlai

Enzo Furlai

Renato Navarrini

Renato Navarrini

Egisto Olivieri

Egisto Olivieri

Jubal Schembri

Jubal Schembri

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