Marriage Italian Style

1964 · directed by Vittorio De Sica

Rating

80/100

Hit

yes

During the bombing of Naples in World War II, a cynical businessman helps a naive prostitute, who spends the next two decades desperate to have him reciprocate her feelings.

Marriage Italian Style (1964), directed by Vittorio De Sica, rates 80/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Sophia Loren
• Marcello Mastroianni
• Aldo Puglisi
• Tecla Scarano
• Marilù Tolo
• Gianni Ridolfi
• Generoso Cortini
• Vito Moricone
• Rita Piccione
• Lino Mattera

Crew

• Roberto Gerardi — Director of Photography
• Adriana Novelli — Editor
• Armando Trovajoli — Original Music Composer
• Leonardo Benvenuti — Screenplay
• Piero De Bernardi — Screenplay
• Renato Castellani — Screenplay
• Tonino Guerra — Screenplay

More from Vittorio De Sica

1. Bicycle Thieves (1948) — 100/100 · hit
2. Shoeshine (1946) — 87/100 · hit
3. Umberto D. (1952) — 86/100 · hit
4. Two Women (1960) — 82/100 · hit
5. The Boom (1963) — 82/100 · hit
6. The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (1970) — 80/100 · hit

How these numbers work: Methodology