What a Distinguished Family

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What a Distinguished Family
Directed by Mario Bonnard
Written byMario Bonnard
Starring
Cinematography Anchise Brizzi
Edited by Gino Talamo
Music by Giulio Bonnard
Production
companies
Distributed by ENIC
Release date
3 October 1945
Running time
78 minutes
CountryItaly
Language Italian

What a Distinguished Family (Italian: Che distinta famiglia!) is a 1945 Italian "white-telephone" comedy film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Gino Cervi, Assia Noris and Aroldo Tieri. [1]

Contents

The film's art direction was by Gastone Medin. Due to the events of 25 July 1943, the making of the film was interrupted or temporarily suspended. The film was only released in public cinemas at the end of 1945.

Cast

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References

  1. Moliterno p.227

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