The Gold of Naples
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...
7.3(136) 1954-12-03 131 minDramaComedy
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.
DirectorVittorio De Sica
ScreenplayCesare Zavattini
ScreenplayVittorio De Sica
ScreenplayGiuseppe Marotta
ProducerDino De Laurentiis
ProducerCarlo Ponti
Original Music ComposerAlessandro Cicognini
Cast & characters
Silvana Mangano
as Teresa (segment "Teresa")
Sophia Loren
as Sofia (segment Pizza on Credit)
Eduardo De Filippo
as Don Ersilio Miccio (segment "Il professore")
Paolo Stoppa
as Don Peppino, the widower (segment Pizza on Credit)
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, Sofia's husband (segment Pizza on Credit)
Tina Pica
as Old woman (segment "Il professore")
Alberto Farnese
as Alfredo, Sofia's lover (segment Pizza on a Credit)
Tecla Scarano
as Don Peppino's friend (segment Pizza on a Credit)
Pasquale Cennamo
as Don Carmine Savarone (segment "Il guappo")
Agostino Salvietti
as Gennaro Esposito (segment "Il guappo")
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Pasquale Tartaro
as Cafiero (segment Pizza on Credit)
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Teresa De Vita
as La madre (segment "Funeralino")
Vittorio De Sica
as Il conte Prospero B. (segment "I giocatori")
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Pierino Bilancioni
as Il piccolo Gennarino (segment "I giocatori")
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Lars Borgström
as Federico - the Doorkeeper (segment "I giocatori")
Mario Passante
as Giovanni - the Butler (segment "I giocatori")
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Ubaldo Maestri
as Don Ubaldo (segment "Teresa")
Nino Imparato
as Gennaro (segment "Il professore")
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Gianni Crosio
as Alfonso Maria di Sant'Agata dei Fornai (segment "Il professore")
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Roberto De Simone
as Umberto Scognamiglio (segment Pizza on Credit) (uncredited)
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Rosetta Dei
as (segment "Pizze a credito") (uncredited)
