Too Bad She's Bad
| Too Bad She's Bad | |
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| Directed by | Alessandro Blasetti |
| Written by | Suso Cecchi d'Amico Alessandro Continenza Ennio Flaiano |
| Starring | Marcello Mastroianni Sophia Loren Vittorio De Sica |
| Cinematography | Aldo Giordani |
| Edited by | Mario Serandrei |
| Music by | Alessandro Cicognini |
Production company | Documento Film |
| Distributed by | CEI Incom |
Release dates |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Too Bad She's Bad (Italian: Peccato che sia una canaglia) is a 1955 Italian comedy directed by Alessandro Blasetti.[1] It stars Sophia Loren and is based on Alberto Moravia's story "Fanatico", from his Racconti Romani.[1]
It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios and on location around Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Mario Chiari and Mario Garbuglia.
Plot
[edit]Young and shapely Lina Stroppiani and her two accomplices try to con a taxi driver out of his cab and money, with unexpected results when he discovers what they are up to.
Cast
[edit]- Vittorio De Sica as "Professor" Vittorio Stroppiani
- Sophia Loren as Lina Stroppiani, the "professor's" daughter
- Marcello Mastroianni as Paolo Silvestrelli, a taxi driver
- Marcella Melnati as Lina's grandmother, the "professor's" mother
- Giorgio Sanna as Peppino
- Michael Simone as Toto
- Umberto Melnati as Robbery victim
- Margherita Bagni as Elsa, Umberto's wife
- Mario Scaccia as Robbery victim
- Wanda Benedetti as Valeria, Mario's wife
- Walter Bartoletti as Brunetto
- Mario Passante as Commissioner
- Memmo Carotenuto as Cesare, a taxi driver
- Giacomo Furia as Luigi, a taxi driver
- Lina Furia as Luigi's wife
- Vittorio Braschi as Fence
- Manlio Busoni as Journalist
- Giulio Calì as Night watchman
- John Stacy as English tourist
- Maria Britneva as Tourist's wife
- Giulio Paradisi as Server in bar
- Marga Cella as Bar owner
- Pietro Carloni as Intriguing gentleman
- Amalia Pellegrini as Old woman at station
- Mauro Sacripanti as Peppino
- Pasquale Cennamo as Sergeant
- Franco Fantasia as Radiologist
- Nino Dal Fabbro as dishonest car mechanic
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- 1955 films
- 1950s Italian-language films
- 1955 comedy films
- Italian black-and-white films
- Films based on works by Alberto Moravia
- Films directed by Alessandro Blasetti
- Films set in Rome
- Films shot in Rome
- Films with screenplays by Suso Cecchi d'Amico
- Italian comedy films
- Films shot at Cinecittà Studios
- Films scored by Alessandro Cicognini
- 1950s Italian films
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