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Spavaldi e innamorati
Country: Italy
Year: 1959
Runtime: 90 minutes
Director: Giuseppe Vari
Original title: Spavaldi e innamorati
 
Synopsis:
Spartaco and Golia, realtives who live in the same building in Rome, often fight with each other, letting their respective families participate. Spartaco has two children, Romano and Silvia, Golia's family consists of his wife, son Paolo and himself. The families should keep the peace because Paolo is in love with Silvia, but their parents try to break their relationship apart. The sons Paolo and Romano are chiefs of two gangs, which don't miss a beat to play tricks on each other. One day, an uncle arrives from the States, together with a lovely girl, Dorothy, who searches for a husband. Spartaco and Serafina try their hardest to make Dorothy fall in love with their sons, but she decides on Giulio, a friend of the family. Silvia misunderstands the situation and believes that Dorothy chose her boyfriend Paolo to be her husband. She is lovesick and runs away from home. Both families search for her. Silvia is finally found and the crisis brought both families closer together.
 
Cast
Memmo Carotenuto Spartaco
Ennio Girolami Romano
Mario Girotti (Terence Hill) Paolo
Yvonne Monlaur Silvia
Carlo Pisacane old Zietto
Betty Rowland Dorothy
Gisella Sofio Serafina
Alberto Talegalli Golia
Carla Calò, Bruno Corelli, Carlo Delle Piane, Fiorella Ferrerro, Giacomo Furia, Guglielmo Inglese, Glauco Onorato, Liz Simson, Marco Tulli
 
Crew
Story: Nino Stresa, Dino Verde
Screenplay: Nino Stresa, Dino Verde
Cinematography: Francesco Izzarelli
Music: Carlo Innocenzi
Film editing: Marisa Benedetti
Set design: Saverio D'Eugenio
Production: Universo Film
Distribution: Regional