Il Boom
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Il Boom is a 1963
commedia all'italiana
film by Italian
director Vittorio de Sica
.
The "boom" in the title was the Italian economic miracle
which transformed the country in the span of a decade, from the late 50s to the onset of the 70s. Back in the day Italian media adopted the actual English word to indicate it, while other countries opted for national words like Wirtschaftswunder
and Trente Glorieuses
to indicate similar phenomena. See also post-war economic boom.
1963 in film
The year 1963 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* June 12 - Cleopatra starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rex Harrison and Richard Burton premieres at the Rivoli Theatre in New York City....
commedia all'italiana
Commedia all'italiana
Commedia all'italiana or Italian-style comedy is an Italian film genre. It is widely considered to have started with Mario Monicelli's I soliti ignoti in 1958 and derives its name from the title of Pietro Germi's Divorzio all'italiana .-Stars:Vittorio Gassman, Ugo...
film by Italian
Italian people
The Italian people are an ethnic group that share a common Italian culture, ancestry and speak the Italian language as a mother tongue. Within Italy, Italians are defined by citizenship, regardless of ancestry or country of residence , and are distinguished from people...
director Vittorio de Sica
Vittorio de Sica
Vittorio De Sica was an Italian director and actor, a leading figure in the neorealist movement....
.
The "boom" in the title was the Italian economic miracle
Italian economic miracle
The Italian economic miracle is the name often used by historians, economists and mass media to designate the prolonged period of sustained economic growth in Italy comprised between the end of World War II and the late 1960s, and in particular the years 1950-63...
which transformed the country in the span of a decade, from the late 50s to the onset of the 70s. Back in the day Italian media adopted the actual English word to indicate it, while other countries opted for national words like Wirtschaftswunder
Wirtschaftswunder
The term describes the rapid reconstruction and development of the economies of West Germany and Austria after World War II . The expression was used by The Times in 1950...
and Trente Glorieuses
Trente Glorieuses
Les Trente Glorieuses refers to the thirty years from 1945-1975 following the end of the Second World War in France. The name was first used by the French demographer Jean Fourastié...
to indicate similar phenomena. See also post-war economic boom.
Cast
- Alberto SordiAlberto SordiAlberto Sordi, also known as Albertone, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI was an Italian actor. He was also a film director and the dubbing voice of Oliver Hardy in the Italian version of the Laurel & Hardy films....
- Giovanni Alberti - Gianna Maria CanaleGianna Maria CanaleGianna Maria Canale was an Italian actress.- Biography :Canale was born in Reggio Calabria. In 1947, at the Miss Italia beauty contest, won by Lucia Bosè, she placed second. Canale received publicity in many Italian magazines after this. Her looks were compared to those of Ava Gardner...
- Silvia Alberti - Ettore Geri - Mr. Bausetti
- Elena NicolaiElena NicolaiStoyanka Savova Nikolova, more famous by her stage name Elena Nicolai , was a Bulgarian mezzo-soprano and opera singer.-Biography:...
- Mrs. Bausetti - Alceo Barnabei - Baratti
- Federico Giordano - Silvia's father
- Antonio Mambretti - Faravalli
- Silvio Battistini - Riccardo
- Sandro Merli - Dronazzi
- John Karlsen - Occulist
- Ugo Silvestri - Gardinazzi
- Gloria Cervi - Mrs. Baratti
- Gino Pasquarelli - Director
- Maria Grazia BuccellaMaria Grazia BuccellaMaria Grazia Buccella, is a former Italian glamour model, Miss Italy contestant and film actress.Buccella screentested for the role of Domino Derval 1965 James Bond film Thunderball. The role eventually went to French actress, Claudine Auger...
- Secretary - Mariolina Bovo - Mrs. Faravalli