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Il marchese di Ruvolito (1939)

Il marchese di Ruvolito poster
Directed by
Raffaello Matarazzo
Genre
comedy film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 33m
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A comedy about a marquis in early 1900s Naples. His schemes and adventures lead to humorous situations.

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What happens

The Marquis of Ruvolito (Italian: Il marchese di Ruvolito) is a 1939 Italian "white-telephones" comedy film directed by Raffaello Matarazzo and starring Eduardo De Filippo, Peppino De Filippo and Leda Gloria. Based on a play of the same title by Nino Martoglio, it is set in Naples during the early 1900s. It is now considered a lost film. The film's sets were designed by the art director Virgilio Marchi and Italo Tomassi. It was shot at Cinecittà Studios in Rome. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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