
A combination of a satire on war and a comedy with war as the background. It tells of the ordinary people living on a Naples sidestreet, from 1940 to 1950 under the dominance of the Fascists, the Nazis and then the Allies occupation forces. Primary among the citizens is Gennaro Iovine (Eduard De Filippo)who has a penchant for innocently getting into trouble, and his friend Pasquale (Toto.) The latter is a rail-sweeper who becomes a professional stand-in...a corpse used to conceal contraband...serving jail time for those who don't care to spend the time to do the time...a substitute at a political rally when violence threatens the scheduled speaker
Gennaro Iovine

Maria Rosaria Iovine

Amalia

Adelaide

Il brigadiere di Ps

Pasquale Miele

Il rosticciere

Amedeo

La moglie del ragionier Spasiani

Il ragioner Spasiani

Il cantante di concertino

Assunta

Federico

Peppe "'o Cricco"

Riruccia
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L'ufficiale americano
Il sergente americano
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Un soldato americano

Ernesto

Giovanni

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Narrator
