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The Traffic Policeman is a 1960
Italian
comedy film
directed by Luigi Zampa
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1960 in film
The year 1960 in film involved some significant events, with Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho the top-grossing release in the U.S.-Events:* April 20 - for the first time since coming home from military service in Germany, Elvis Presley returns to Hollywood, California to film G.I...
Italian
Italy
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comedy film
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
directed by Luigi Zampa
Luigi Zampa
Luigi Zampa was an Italian film-maker.- Biography :Son of a worker, Zampa studied film making from 1932 to 1937 at the Italian film school Centro sperimentale di cinematografia in Rome....
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Plot
An unemployed man (Alberto Sordi) gets a job as traffic policeman, but the traffic in the big city creates innumerable problems for him. He has troubles with the mayor of the city (Vittorio De Sica).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....
- Otello Celletti - Vittorio De SicaVittorio de SicaVittorio De Sica was an Italian director and actor, a leading figure in the neorealist movement....
- The Mayor - Marisa MerliniMarisa MerliniMarisa Merlini was an Italian character actress active in Italy's post-World War II cinema. Merlini appreared in over fifty films during her career, which spanned from World War II to 2005...
- Amalia Celletti - Sylva KoscinaSylva KoscinaSylva Koscina was an Italian actress.-Biography:...
- herself - Mario RivaMario RivaMario Riva , was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 51 films between 1941 and 1960. He was born in Rome, Italy and died in Verona, Italy after falling from a stage.-Selected filmography:* Adam and Eve...
- himself - Mara Berni - Mayor's lover
- Nando BrunoNando BrunoNando Bruno was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 84 films between 1938 and 1961.He was born in Florence, Italy and died in Bracciano, Italy.-Selected filmography:* L'ha fatto una signora...
- Celletti's brother-in-law - Riccardo GarroneRiccardo Garrone (actor)Riccardo Garrone is an Italian film actor. He has appeared in over 140 films since 1949.-Selected filmography:* Two Nights with Cleopatra * Woman of Rome * Doctor and the Healer...
- Police lieutenant - Lia Zoppelli - Mayor's Wife
- Franco Di Trocchio - Celletti's son
- Carlo PisacaneCarlo PisacaneCarlo Pisacane, Duke of San Giovanni was an Italian patriot and one of the first Italian socialist thinkers.-Biography:...
- Celletti's father