Cesare Zavattini Trailers

The Last Fistful of Land Trailer (1966)

01 November 1966

'L'ultimo pugno di terra' (The Last Fistful of Land) is a 1966 documentary film directed by Fiorenzo Serra about the anguish and instability of the lower classes in a destitute Sardinia.

Latin Lovers Trailer (1961)

22 December 1961

An episodic film based on letters to agony columns, showing the effect of sex on the lives of women.

Pier Paolo Pasolini: A Film Maker's Life Trailer (1971)

01 June 1971

Documentary about Italian movie director Pier Paolo Pasolini, with interviews with some of his actors and friends.

Daddy's Little Devil Trailer (1943)

06 February 1943

Nicoletta is a young rebel, cherished by his forgiving father, until an old relative joins the family after the wedding of her sister, and insists that the impetuous girl is sent to college.

Bicycle Thieves Trailer (1948)

21 July 1948

Unemployed Antonio is elated when he finally finds work hanging posters around war-torn Rome. However on his first day, his bicycle—essential to his work—gets stolen.

Arturo's Island Trailer (1962)

27 August 1962

A lonely teenage boy, living isolated on an island, idolizes his distant father. Complications arise when his father brings home a young new wife, whom the boy falls for, and a recently released criminal, entangled in a web of complex relationships.

A Walk in the Clouds Trailer (1995)

27 May 1995

World War II vet Paul Sutton falls for a pregnant and unwed woman who persuades him -- during their first encounter -- to pose as her husband so she can face her family.

The Awakening Trailer (1956)

17 October 1956

Directed by the incredibly prolific Mario Camerini, Suor Letizia was released in English-speaking regions as When Angels Don't Fly and The Awakening.

Blood Feud Trailer (1961)

11 March 1961

An industrial overpowered by debts decides to kill his creditor. Not having the courage to do it in person, he hired his former employee who needs money.

The Lucky Five Trailer (1952)

15 October 1952

Four poor fellows win a luxurious car in a lottery but they have not the money to keep it. Therefore they decide to have it a day each and sell it afterwards.

Love and Chatter Trailer (1958)

31 January 1958

Maria and Paul love them, but they are very young and, moreover, Maria is the daughter of the municipal sweeper while Paul is the lawyer Bonelli, vice mayor and head of the opposition.

Angels of Darkness Trailer (1954)

27 January 1954

When "Tamara" throws herself from the window of their brothel, her colleagues are made to realise that a new law will close down the source of their livelihood.

I'll Give a Million Trailer (1935)

02 January 1935

A comedy about a hobo and a millionaire who swap roles after the millionaire rescues the hobo from a suicide attempt.

Two Women Trailer (1960)

22 December 1960

A young widow flees from Rome during WWII and takes her lonely twelve-year-old-daughter to her rural hometown but the horrors of war soon catch up with them.

San Giovanni decollato Trailer (1940)

12 December 1940

Mastr'Antonio Miciaccio caretaker and shoemaker is devoted to Saint John Beheaded and is trying to find out who has been stealing the oil that keeps the candle to the saint burning.

The Testimony Trailer (1946)

15 February 1946

A man, standing trial for robbery with murder, faces the death penalty. The testimony of an old civil servant may give him a reprieve but not peace of mind.

Caprice Italian Style Trailer (1968)

13 April 1968

The film consists of six short stories created by different directors, but all the stories share one thing: a warm irony to current events.

Boccaccio '70 Trailer (1962)

23 February 1962

An anthology of four comic moral tales about the hypocrisies surrounding sex in 1960s Italy: frothy young love and office politics in the big city; milk advertisements that begin to haunt an aging prude; a trophy wife enduring her husband's very public affairs; a lucky ticket-holder at a small town fair.

Sunflower Trailer (1970)

14 March 1970

After World War II, a woman refuses to believe her husband, missing on the Russian front, is dead. Flashbacks reveal their brief courtship and marriage.

Controsesso Trailer (1964)

30 November 1964

A vivid assortment consisted of three acts taken from the lives of modern 1960s Italians, always in orbit around the restless theme of sexual inhibition and the pursuit of pleasure in sex.

Mamma mia, che impressione! Trailer (1951)

07 April 1951

Shy, clumsy and petulant, Alberto tries in every way to impress Margherita. With the hope of winning the first prize, he participates in a race.

The Seven Cervi Brothers Trailer (1968)

16 February 1968

The story of the Cervi family. Rural farmers brought up to be idealogically opposed to fascism during the era of Mussolini's rule of Italy and World War 2.

Quarta pagina Trailer (1942)

17 December 1942

Umberto D. Trailer (1952)

20 January 1952

When elderly pensioner Umberto Domenico Ferrari returns to his boarding house from a protest calling for a hike in old-age pensions, his landlady demands her 15,000-lire rent by the end of the month or he and his small dog will be turned out onto the street.

The Witches Trailer (1967)

22 February 1967

Five short stories loosely dealing with the roles of women in society. A superstar actress travels to a mountain resort, only to evoke jealousy from women and lust from men.

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Trailer (1963)

21 December 1963

Three tales of very different women using their sexuality as a means to getting what they want.

The Gold of Naples Trailer (1954)

03 December 1954

A tribute to Naples, this film presents six episodes: a clown exploited by a gangster, a pizza seller losing her husband’s ring, a child's funeral, a gambler beaten by a kid, a prostitute's unusual wedding, and a "wisdom seller" offering advice.

Our Dreams Trailer (1943)

27 September 1943

Leo is a young man trying to make a living without any success. Through fortuitous circumstances, he is assigned by the director of a big firm to accompany for one night the daughter of the firm's accountant, Titi.

Bellissima Trailer (1952)

04 January 1952

Film director Blasetti is looking for a little girl for his new movie. Along with other mothers, Maddelena takes her daughter to Cinecittà, hoping she’ll be selected and become a star.

Indiscretion of an American Wife Trailer (1953)

02 April 1953

While on vacation in Rome, married American Mary Forbes becomes entangled in an affair with an Italian man, Giovanni Doria.

Senza cielo Trailer (1940)

24 November 1940

Love in the City Trailer (1953)

27 November 1953

Six vignettes explore love and desire in Rome, from prostitution and heartache to unwed motherhood and the male gaze.

After the Fox Trailer (1966)

08 September 1966

A criminal mastermind sets up a phony film production as part of a plan to smuggle stolen gold.

Cronaca nera Trailer (1947)

15 February 1947

A mob boss seeks refuge from the police at the home of an ordinary family.

Miracle in Milan Trailer (1951)

08 February 1951

Once upon a time a wise and kind old woman discovers a baby in her cabbage patch. She brings up the child and, when she dies, the boy, Totò, enters an orphanage.

Hollywood sul Tevere Trailer (2009)

07 September 2009

Biggest Hollywood stars in Italy from 1950 to 1970 through Cinecittà Luce's archives.

Una famiglia impossibile Trailer (1940)

01 December 1940

A wealthy young woman falls in love with a radio singer without ever having seen him. She forces her strange family (forgetful father, mother with ideas of grandeur, three sisters with a passion for singing and another who takes care of abandoned children) to go to the EIAR headquarters to be able to meet him.

Il passatore Trailer (1947)

22 October 1947

The story of the most infamous bandit in Romagna, who robbed from the rich to give to the poor.

Sunday in August Trailer (1950)

07 March 1950

The plot weaves several episodes with several groups of people, Roman families, youth gangs and young love couples, who spend a Sunday at the beach of Ostia.

We, the Women Trailer (1953)

27 October 1953

Five portraits of actresses in their "common" life, seen as women rather than movie stars.

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Trailer (1954)

21 December 1954

A lord’s servant, Ali Baba, is sent to retrieve a slave for his master, but ends up on an adventure filled with gold, mischief, love, and forty famous thieves instead.

Woman Times Seven Trailer (1967)

29 September 1967

Seven mini-stories of adultery: a widow misbehaves at her husband's funeral, a wife turns to streetwalking for revenge, a prudish girl surprises, a neglected wife vies for her husband's attention, a fight over a dress, a death pact, and a detective revealed as a jealous husband's spy.

The Last Judgment Trailer (1961)

26 October 1961

In Naples, a voice from the skies announces one morning that the final judgment will be at 6 p.m. on that day.

Twelve Hours to Live Trailer (1950)

19 October 1950

After dying in a car accident, wealthy shoe industrialist Carlo Bacchi finds himself in the afterlife, where he is condemned to hell for having committed evil while alive.

A Young World Trailer (1966)

25 March 1966

A freelance photographer falls in love with a French medical student and becomes pregnant. Faced with the situation, he pressures her to have an abortion, even sleeping with an older woman for money.

Shoeshine Trailer (1946)

27 April 1946

Two shoeshine boys in postwar Rome, Italy save up to buy a horse, but their involvement as dupes in a burglary lands them in juvenile prison; the experience take a devastating toll on their friendship.

The Sky Is Red Trailer (1950)

15 March 1950

Daniele, a 16 year old boy, runs away from boarding school after a catastrophic bombing, only to find his home destroyed and his parents dead.

Il mondo vuole così Trailer (1946)

01 January 1946

Accused of having stolen 3 million liras, a bank employee serves five years in prison. Having served his sentence and believed to be rich, he was showered with care and attention by everyone, even his wife.