Summer Rain (1937 film)

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Summer Rain
Directed by Mario Monicelli
Written byMario Monicelli
Luciano Zacconi
Starring Raniero Barsanti
CinematographyManfredo Bertini
Luciano Zacconi
Edited byMario Monicelli
Release date
  • 31 July 1937 (1937-07-31)
Running time
65 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Summer Rain (Italian : Pioggia d'estate) is a 1937 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli. [1] It was his first full-length feature film. [2]

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References

  1. Lanzoni, R. F., Comedy Italian Style: The Golden Age of Italian Film Comedies (London & New York: Continuum, 2008), p. 99.
  2. "Tragic death of film director". italymag. Retrieved 24 November 2010.