Smoke Over London (1966) [N/A]

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.

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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

Sound:
Mario Amari
Vittorio De Sisti

Story:
Alberto Sordi
Sergio Amidei

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