Il signor Max
- Artefact Type:
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film
- Description:
- Well-crafted Italian comedy combining irony and sentiment, based on the comical trope of the person swap, which engenders comical situations: the protagonist, the owner of a Roman newsstand, exploits his striking resemblance with an aristocratic friend to 'steal' his identity during a cruise. It is an ode to Italianness and cinematographic autarky.
- Duration (mins):
- 84
- Release Date:
- 1937-11-16
- Director:
- > Mario Camerini
- Assistant Director:
- > Mario Soldati
- Producer:
- > Oreste Cariddi Barbieri
- Producer:
- > Ferruccio Biancini
- Composer:
- > Renzo Rossellini
- Composer:
- > Ugo Giacomozzi
- Screenwriter:
- > Amleto Palermi
- Scenic Designer:
- > Gastone Medin
- Actor:
- > Vittorio De Sica
- Actor:
- > Anastasia Noris von Gerzfeld (known as 'Assia Noris')
- Actor:
- > Giusta Manca di Villahermosa (known as 'Rubi Dalma')
- Actor:
- > Raimondo Melnati (known as 'Umberto Melnati')
- Production Company:
- > ASTRA FIL
- Genre:
- > Romantic Comedy
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