5.1
The Shame of the Sabine Women
1962
Movie profile
The Roof
7.319561h 37m
Drama
Under provincial Italian law at the time, once a roof is erected, the occupants cannot be evicted from a building. This film follows the efforts of a family to erect the roof on a house overnight so that a newlywed couple can have their own home.
Directed by Vittorio De Sica
Visual gallery
Behind the frames
Cast
Gabriella Pallotta
Luisa Pilon
Giorgio Listuzzi
Natale Pilon, Luisa's husband
Gastone Renzelli
Cesare, Luisa's brother-in-law
Maria Di Rollo
Gina
Luciano Pigozzi
Maria Di Fiori
Giovanna, Cesare's wife
Emilia Maritini
Luisa's mother
Angelo Bigioni
Luigi
Curated selection
