Il padrone del vapore

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Il padrone del vapore
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Film poster
Directed by Mario Mattoli
Produced by Dino De Laurentiis
Carlo Ponti
Starring Walter Chiari
Delia Scala
Carlo Campanini
Cinematography Tonino Delli Colli
Music by Armando Fragna
Release date
  • 1951 (1951)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

The Steamship Owner (Italian: Il padrone del vapore) is a 1951 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Walter Chiari, Delia Scala and Carlo Campanini.

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Plot

A rich American arrives in a little village in the mountains because he wants to advertise a drink he produces. In the village there are also two men from Rome who are at logger-heads with the locals. The coming of the American complicates matters.

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