A Hero of Our Times
Cast
Alberto Sordi 
Franca Valeri 
Giovanna Ralli 
Tina Pica 
Mario Carotenuto 
Leopoldo Trieste
Credits
Written by: 
Mario Monicelli
Plot
Alberto Menichetti lives with an aunt and an old housekeeper, Clotilde; he has a job in a firm and his boss is Mrs. De Ritis, a widow whose husband was killed during a wild boar hunt. She likes him but Alberto likes Marcella; she is under age and he is awaiting her birthday to declare his love.
Sinekatalog’s take
A Hero of Our Times (1955) is a Italian comedy directed by Mario Monicelli. It stars Alberto Sordi, Franca Valeri and Giovanna Ralli. It runs 85 minutes. It is listed here for its festival and awards record.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.7 / 10 (739 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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