The Steamship Owner

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The Steamship Owner
Il-padrone-del-vapore-poster.jpg
Film poster
Directed by Mario Mattoli
Written by Ruggero Maccari
Marcello Marchesi
Vittorio Metz
Produced by Dino De Laurentiis
Carlo Ponti
Starring Walter Chiari
Delia Scala
Carlo Campanini
Cinematography Tonino Delli Colli
Edited by Giuliana Attenni
Music by Armando Fragna
Distributed by ENIC
Release date
  • 23 November 1951 (1951-11-23)
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. [1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Alberto Boccianti.

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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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