The Country of the Campanelli

The Country of the Campanelli (Italian: Il paese dei campanelli, French: Ces voyous d'hommes, also known as Town of Bells) is a 1954 Italian-French comedy film directed by Jean Boyer and starring Sophia Loren. It is loosely based on the operetta "Il paese dei campanelli" by Carlo Lombardo.[1][2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Filippone.

The Country of the Campanelli
Directed byJean Boyer
Written byJean Boyer
Sandro Continenza
Gian Giacomo Cossa
Italo De Tuddo
Virgilio Ranzato
Story byCarlo Lombardo
Produced byGiuseppe Barbaro
Luigi De Laurentiis
StarringSophia Loren
Carlo Dapporto
CinematographyLuciano Trasatti
Edited byGisa Radicchi Levi
Music byFelice Montagnini
Production
companies
Alba Film
Valentia Film
Distributed byCEI Incom
L'Union des Producteurs de Films
Release date
  • 28 January 1954 (1954-01-28)
Running time
90 minutes
CountriesFrance
Italy
LanguageItalian

Plot

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A fraudulent travelling magician convinces the inhabitants of a town that they can make the bells ring whenever someone is unfaithful to another.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti - Dizionario dei film. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.
  2. ^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876055487.
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