A che servono questi quattrini?

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A che servono questi quattrini?
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Directed by Esodo Pratelli  [ it ]
Written byMario Massa
Esodo Pratelli
Story byArmando Curcio
Produced by Giuseppe Amato
Starring Eduardo De Filippo
Peppino De Filippo
Cinematography Domenico Scala
Edited by Mario Serandrei
Music by Franco Casavola
Release date
  • 1942 (1942)
Language Italian

A che servono questi quattrini? (i.e. "What good are this money?") is a 1942 Italian comedy film directed by Esodo Pratelli and starring Eduardo and Peppino De Filippo. It is an adaptation of a play with the same name by Armando Curcio that two years earlier the De Filippo brothers had played on stage with massive success and critical acclaim. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Enrico Lancia (2005). Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film italiani dal 1930 al 1944. Gremese Editore, 2005. ISBN   8884403510.
  2. Enrico Giacovelli, Enrico Lancia (1992). I film di Peppino De Filippo. Gremese Editore, 1992. ISBN   8876056343.