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Bread and Chocolate

Bread and Chocolate

You'll Laugh Till Your Heart Breaks

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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?

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

115 mins

Rating

7.245/10

Release Date

05 May 1974

Country

Italy

Cast

Nino Manfredi

Nino Manfredi

Giovanni 'Nino' Garofoli

Johnny Dorelli

Johnny Dorelli

Italian Industrialist

Anna Karina

Anna Karina

Elena

Paolo Turco

Paolo Turco

Gianni

Ugo D'Alessio

Ugo D'Alessio

Pietro

Tano Cimarosa

Tano Cimarosa

Gigi

Gianfranco Barra

Gianfranco Barra

The turk

Giorgio Cerioni

Giorgio Cerioni

Police Inspector

Francesco D'Adda

Francesco D'Adda

Rudiger

Umberto Raho

Umberto Raho

Jacques, the Maitre

Geoffrey Copleston

Geoffrey Copleston

Boegli

Federico Scrobogna

Federico Scrobogna

Grigory

Max Delys

Max Delys

Renzo

Giorgio Dolfin

Giorgio Dolfin

Paolo

Nelide Giammarco

Nelide Giammarco

The Blonde

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