Polvere di stelle

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Polvere di stelle
Polvere di stelle poster.jpg
Directed by Alberto Sordi
Written by
Produced by Fida
Starring
Cinematography Franco Di Giacomo
Edited by Raimondo Crociani
Music by Piero Piccioni
Distributed byCINERIZ - Rizzoli Film
Release date
Italy - 1973
Running time
142 min
125 min (cut edition)
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Polvere di stelle (Stardust) is a 1973 Italian film which was directed by Alberto Sordi. It starred Alberto Sordi and Monica Vitti.

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Plot

Mimmo Adami and Dea Dani are local professional dancers in the impoverished Italy of the Second World War. Their lives change suddenly as American soldiers stop in their town hoping to be entertained in accordance with the Broadway style. Effectively, they perform up to their expectations. However, as the army men have to march northward, the moment of glory of Mimmo and Dea finishes heartlessly.

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