The Overcoat (1952) ( Il Cappotto )

The Overcoat (1952) (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Il Cappotto
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )
Finnish ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
102 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1952 and produced in:
Italy ( Italy, Greece )

Directed By:
Alberto Lattuada

Written By:
Alberto Lattuada
Giorgio Prosperi

Actors:
Renato Rascel ..... Carmine De Carmine
Yvonne Sanson ..... Caterina
Giulio Stival ..... Il sindaco
Ettore Mattia ..... Il segretario generale
Giulio Calì ..... Il sarto
Olinto Cristina ..... L'affittacamere (as Anna Maria Carena)
Anna Carena ..... Il fidanzato di Vittoria
Sandro Somarè ..... Il venditore ambulante
Luigi Moneta
Silvio Bagolini
Dina Perbellini
Loris Gizzi
Mario Crippa
Alfredo Ragusa
Nino Marchetti

Synopsis:

Based on Nikolai Gogol's story with the location changed from Russia to Italy and the time changed to the present (1952), the story is about a poor city-hall clerk (Renato Rascel) whose only desire is for a new overcoat. The town Mayor (Giulio Stival) is planning a reception for some visiting VIP's in honor of a new, wasteful piece of construction. The clerk bungles his assignment and is fired. But he stumbles onto some bribery concerning the architects and, to keep him quiet, he's given his job back plus a bonus. He buys his long-cherished overcoat, and it makes him so presentable he wins newly-found respect from everybody. But his coat is stolen and the bitter weather causes him to contact a fever and he dies. His funeral upsets the Mayor's reception when he returns as a ghost.

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