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Release Date:
March 4, 1966
Original Title:
Fumo di Londra
Alternate Titles:
Smoke Over London
Genres:
Comedy
Production Companies:
Fono Roma
Production Countries:
Italy
Ratings / Certifications:
IT: T
Runtime: 125
Dante Fontana is an antique dealer from Perugia infatuated with the culture of the British upper classes. His wife and relatives mock him and snub him, seeing him as a silly daydreamer doing no serious work. Unfussed, Dante plans a vacation to London to learn more about the culture he so admires. However, once in London, he struggles to fit in, is awkward, often makes mistakes betraying his Italian origins, attracting the scorn of the British upper classes he would like to impress.
Assistant Camera:
Guglielmo Vincioni
Conductor:
Bruno Nicolai
Director:
Alberto Sordi
Director of Photography:
Benito Frattari
Editor:
Antonietta Zita
First Assistant Director:
Vana Caruso
Gaffer:
Romano Bartoli
Key Grip:
Aldo Bonifazi
Line Producer:
Baccio Bandini
Makeup Artist:
Carlotta Bettanini
Original Music Composer:
Piero Piccioni
Production Design:
Elio Costanzi
Production Manager:
Romano Cardarelli
Production Secretary:
Eros Lafranconi
Screenplay:
Alberto Sordi
Sergio Amidei
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