The Roof
Original title: Il tetto
1956 · 1 h 31 min
Vittorio De SicaCast
Gabriella Pallotta Giorgio Listuzzi 
Gastone Renzelli Angelo Bigioni Maria Di Rollo 
Luciano Pigozzi
Credits
Written by: 
Cesare Zavattini
Plot
Under provincial Italian law at the time, once a roof is built, nobody can tear the house down, and a young couple races to build one.
Sinekatalog’s take
Vittorio De Sica's neorealist film, Il tetto, is humane and gentle, a lesser-known work in his postwar style.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.4 / 10 (1,612 votes)
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