They Stole a Tram

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They Stole a Tram
They Stole a Tram.jpg
Directed by Aldo Fabrizi
Uncredited:
Mario Bonnard
Sergio Leone
Written byAldo Fabrizi
Mario Bonnard
Ruggero Maccari
Lucio Fulci
Alessandro Continenza
Story by Luciano Vincenzoni
Produced by Luigi Rovere
Cinematography Mario Bava
Music by Carlo Rustichelli
Release date
  • 30 December 1954 (1954-12-30)
Running time
91 minutes
LanguageItalian

They Stole a Tram (Italian : Hanno rubato un tram), aka We Stole a Tram, [1] is a 1954 Italian comedy film written by and starring Aldo Fabrizi, and directed by Fabrizi and his assistant director Sergio Leone after director Mario Bonnard) left the film midway completed. [2] [3] Sergio Leone also appeared in a brief scene as a contest presenter, Mario Bava was the film's cinematographer and future horror film director Lucio Fulci contributed to the screenplay. The film's music score was by Carlo Rustichelli.

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Plot

Tram conductor Cesare Mancini (Aldo Fabrizi) accidentally hits a woman riding on a bicycle, and gets demoted down to a humble ticket taker.

Cast

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References

  1. https://filmandtv.com/se-EN/title/we-stole-a-tram
  2. Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN   8876055487.
  3. Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN   8860736269.