The Gold of Naples (1954)
L'oro di Napoli
A sextet of Neapolitan tales - six captivating stories - wry, delightful and dramatic with that special humor and temperament and that enduring zest for life that characterizes these volatile people...
138 min
A tribute to Naples, this film presents six episodes: a clown exploited by a gangster, a pizza seller losing her husband’s ring, a child's funeral, a gambler beaten by a kid, a prostitute's unusual wedding, and a "wisdom seller" offering advice.
- Release date
- December 3, 1954
- Country of origin
- Italy
- Music
- Alessandro Cicognini
Where to watch
Free
Kanopy
Cast
- Silvana Mangano as Teresa (segment "Teresa")
- Sophia Loren as Sofia (segment: Pizze a credito)
- Eduardo De Filippo as Don Ersilio Miccio (segment "Il professore")
- Paolo Stoppa as Don Peppino - il vedovo (segment: Pizze a credito)
- Erno Crisa as Don Nicola (segment "Teresa")
- Totò as Don Saverio Petrillo (segment: Il guappo)
- Lianella Carell as Carolina Petrillo (segment: Il guappo)
- Giacomo Furia as Rosario - marito di Sofia (segment: Pizze a credito)
- Tina Pica as Old woman (segment "Il professore")
- Alberto Farnese as Alfredo - l'amante di Sofia (segment: Pizze a credito)
- Tecla Scarano as Un amico di Peppino (segment: Pizze a credito)
- Pasquale Cennamo as Don Carmine Savarone (segment: Il guappo)
- Agostino Salvietti as Gennaro Esposito (segment: Il guappo)
- Vittorio De Sica as Il conte Prospero B. (segment "I giocatori")
- Mario Passante as Giovanni - the Butler (segment "I giocatori")
- Nino Imparato as Gennaro (segment "Il professore")
- Roberto De Simone as Umberto Scognamiglio (segment Pizza on Credit) (uncredited)
- Gigi Reder as Don Peppino's friend (segment "Pizze a credito") (uncredited)
- Nino Vingelli as Guappo (segment "Il guappo") (uncredited)
- Pasquale Tartaro as Cafiero (segment: Pizze a credito)
Crew
- Vittorio De Sica · Director
- Giuseppe Marotta · Writer
- Cesare Zavattini · Writer
- Vittorio De Sica · Writer
- Dino De Laurentiis · Producer
- Carlo Ponti · Producer
- Alessandro Cicognini · Composer
- Carlo Montuori · Cinematographer
- Eraldo Da Roma · Editor
- Gastone Medin · Production designer