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A Hero of Our Times

A Hero of Our Times
Italian poster
Directed byMario Monicelli
Written byRodolfo Sonego
Mario Monicelli
Story byRodolfo Sonego
Produced byFranco Cristaldi
StarringAlberto Sordi
Franca Valeri
Giovanna Ralli
Tina Pica
CinematographyTino Santoni
Edited byAdriana Novelli
Music byNino Rota
Production
company
Distributed byTitanus
Release date
  • 1955 (1955)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

A Hero of Our Times (Italian: Un eroe dei nostri tempi) is a 1955 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli and starring Alberto Sordi.[1] In 2008, the film was included on the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage’s 100 Italian films to be saved, a list of 100 films that "have changed the collective memory of the country between 1942 and 1978."[2]

Plot

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Alberto is an employee who is the Italian average of society of the Fifties. Alberto is a go-getter, attached only to his work, and believes that everyone meets him wants to bring Alberto bad luck. Alberto refuses every contact with other people, but soon finds himself caught in misunderstandings and so the people, to take revenge on him and his meanness, force him to change his identity.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "NY Times: A Hero of Our Times". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2012. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
  2. ^ "Ecco i cento film italiani da salvare Corriere della Sera". www.corriere.it. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Quando anche l'ironia è raffinata".
  4. ^ "Ralli, Giovanna". Archived from the original on 25 April 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Mino Doro".
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