Happy Days (1942 film)
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Directed by | Gianni Franciolini |
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Produced by | |
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Cinematography | Tino Santoni |
Edited by | Mario Serandrei |
Music by | Felice Montagnini |
Production company | Excelsa Film |
Distributed by | Minerva Film |
Release date | 23 December 1942 |
Running time | 83 minutes |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
Happy Days (Italian: Giorni felici) is a 1942 Italian comedy film directed by Gianni Franciolini and starring Lilia Silvi, Amedeo Nazzari and Leonardo Cortese.[1] It was based on a play by Claude-André Puget, which had been made into a French film Les jours heureux the previous year.
It was shot at the Palatino Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Piero Filippone and .
Synopsis[]
Due to engine trouble, an aviator is forced to land and spend the day at a villa while his plane is repaired by mechanics. His arrival provokes both love and jealousy amongst the villa's inhabitants.
Cast[]
- Lilia Silvi as Franca
- Amedeo Nazzari as Michele
- Leonardo Cortese as Oliviero
- Valentina Cortese as Marianna
- Vera Carmi as Nietta
- Paolo Stoppa as Bernardo
- Silvio Bagolini as Il motorista
- as Il meccanico
References[]
- ^ Ben-Ghiat p.331
Bibliography[]
- Ruth Ben-Ghiat. Italian Fascism's Empire Cinema. Indiana University Press, 2015.
External links[]
- Happy Days at IMDb
Categories:
- Italian-language films
- 1942 films
- Italian films
- Italian comedy films
- Italian black-and-white films
- 1942 comedy films
- 1940s Italian-language films
- Films directed by Gianni Franciolini
- Italian films based on plays
- Minerva Film films
- Films shot at Palatino Studios
- 1940s Italian film stubs