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Bread and Chocolate(1974)
Status: Released
Date: 1974-05-05
72%
96 Votes
Time: 1h 55m
You'll Laugh Till Your Heart Breaks
Overview:
An Italian immigrant tries to make a new life in Switzerland, taking on a series of increasingly menial jobs in order to do it. He attempts to fit into his new home and society but fails at every turn. Unable to go home again, will his tenacity and optimism be enough to live on?
Languages: German, Italian.
Countries:
Italy
ProductionCompanies:
Verona Produzione
Movie: Bread and Chocolate
Top 10 Billed Cast
Nino Manfredi
Giovanni 'Nino' Garofoli
Johnny Dorelli
Italian Industrialist
Anna Karina
Elena
Paolo Turco
Gianni
Ugo D'Alessio
Pietro
Tano Cimarosa
Gigi
Gianfranco Barra
The turk
Giorgio Cerioni
Police Inspector
Francesco D'Adda
Rudiger
Umberto Raho
Jacques, the Maitre
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Overview
An Italian immigrant tries to make a new life in Switzerland, taking on a series of increasingly menial jobs in order to do it. He attempts to fit into his new home and society but fails at every turn. Unable to go home again, will his tenacity and optimism be enough to live on?
Release Date
1974-05-05
Average
7.2
Rating:
3.6 startsTagline
You'll Laugh Till Your Heart Breaks
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