Drama on the Tiber

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Drama on the Tiber
Dramma sul Tevere.jpg
Directed by Tanio Boccia
Written byTanio Boccia
Domenico Manenti
Mario Moroni
Starring Renato Baldini
Aldo Fiorelli
Bianca Doria
Cinematography Carlo Bellero
Edited by Mario Sansoni
Music by Amedeo Escobar
Production
company
Aventino Film
Release date
  • 1952 (1952)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryItaly
Language Italian

Drama on the Tiber (Italian: Dramma sul Tevere) is a 1952 Italian drama film directed by Tanio Boccia and starring Renato Baldini, Aldo Fiorelli and Bianca Doria. The plot centres around a widow named Sora Rosa with two sons, Aldo and Bruno. While Aldo lives an upright life, Bruno is part of the entourage of a dangerous gangster named Barone Toto. [1]

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Plot

Rome, A poor widow Sora Rosa raised Aldo and Bruno alone. The two brothers grew up in different ways, the first Aldo lives a respectable life and the second Bruno has become a criminal in the pay of the Roman underworld boss Totò known as Er Barone. [2]

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References

  1. Dramma sul Tevere (1952) - IMDb , retrieved 2021-05-26
  2. Boccia, Tanio, Dramma sul Tevere (Drama), Aventino Film, retrieved 2022-05-02