Miracle in Milan (1951)
Miracolo a Milano (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 37min
- Comedy, Drama
- 17 Dec 1951 (USA)
- Movie
An open-hearted, unrelentingly energetic orphan struggles to make the best of his life on the streets of Milan.
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Awards:
- Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 4 wins & 1 nomination.
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Cast verified as complete
| Emma Gramatica | ... |
La vecchia Lolotta
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| Francesco Golisano | ... |
Totò
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| Paolo Stoppa | ... |
Rappi
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| Guglielmo Barnabò | ... |
Mobbi
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| Brunella Bovo | ... |
Edvige
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| Anna Carena | ... |
Marta, la signora altezzosa
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| Alba Arnova | ... |
La statua che prende vita
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Flora Cambi | ... |
L'innamorata infelice
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Virgilio Riento | ... |
Il sergente delle guardie
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| Arturo Bragaglia | ... |
Alfredo
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| Erminio Spalla | ... |
Gaetano
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| Riccardo Bertazzolo | ... |
L'atleta
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| Checco Rissone | ... |
Il comandante in secondo
(as Francesco Rissone)
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Angelo Prioli | ... |
Il comandante in primo
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Giuseppe Berardi | ... |
Un povero (uncredited)
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| Gianni Branduani | ... |
Totò a 11 anni (uncredited)
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Enzo Furlai | ... |
Un povero (uncredited)
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| Jerome Johnson | ... |
Il negro (uncredited)
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Renato Navarrini | ... |
Un povero (uncredited)
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Egisto Olivieri | ... |
Un povero (uncredited)
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Luigi Ponzoni | ... |
Un povero (uncredited)
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Piero Salonne | ... |
Un povero (uncredited)
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Jubal Schembri | ... |
Un povero (uncredited)
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Walter Scherer | ... |
Un povero (uncredited)
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Giuseppe Spalla | ... |
Un povero (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Vittorio De Sica | ||
Written by
| Cesare Zavattini | ... | (novel "Totò il buono") |
| Cesare Zavattini | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Vittorio De Sica | ... | (screenplay) |
| Suso Cecchi D'Amico | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Mario Chiari | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Adolfo Franci | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Vittorio De Sica | ... | producer |
Music by
| Alessandro Cicognini | ||
Cinematography by
| G.R. Aldo | ||
Editing by
| Eraldo Da Roma | ||
Editorial Department
| Marcella Benvenuti | ... | assistant editor |
Production Design by
| Guido Fiorini | ||
Art Direction by
| Guido Fiorini | ||
Costume Design by
| Mario Chiari | ||
Production Management
| Carmine Bologna | ... | general manager |
| Elmo De Sica | ... | production supervisor |
| Nino Misiano | ... | production manager |
| Umberto Scarpelli | ... | general manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Luisa Alessandri | ... | assistant director |
| Umberto Scarpelli | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Italo Tomassi | ... | construction department head: scenic artists (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Bruno Brunacci | ... | sound |
| Antonio Catalano | ... | sound restoration: Italian (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Enzo Barboni | ... | cinematographer: special effect sequences |
| Syd Howell | ... | special effects assistant (as Sid Howell) |
| Ned Mann | ... | special effects |
| Dave Matture | ... | special effects assistant |
| Mattia Triznya | ... | special effects assistant |
| Václav Vích | ... | cinematographer: special effect sequences (as Vaclav Vich) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Nino Cristiani | ... | assistant camera (as Michele Cristiani) |
| Gianni Di Venanzo | ... | camera operator |
| Angelo Pennoni | ... | still photographer |
| Augusto Tinelli | ... | assistant camera |
| Aldo Bonifazi | ... | key grip (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Lù Leone | ... | continuity (as Lu Leone Broggi) |
Additional Crew
| Roberto Moretti | ... | production secretary |
Production Companies
- Produzioni De Sica
- Ente Nazionale Industrie Cinematografiche (ENIC) (in association with)
Distributors
- Ente Nazionale Industrie Cinematografiche (ENIC) (1951) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Joseph Burstyn (1951) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- RKO Radio Films (1951) (France) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Films (1951) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Films (1952) (Finland) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Pictures (1952) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Sascha Filmverleih (1954) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) (1977) (United States) (tv) (network premiere)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1979) (Finland) (tv)
- New Star (2013) (Greece) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Panocéanic Films (2015) (France) (theatrical) (re-release) (restored version)
- RKO Radio Pictures (1952) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Another World Entertainment (2008) (Denmark) (DVD)
- Arrow Films (2015) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray)
- Asociace Ceských Filmových Klubu (ACFK) (Czechia)
- Compass Film (1951) (World-wide)
- Films sans Frontières (2015) (World-wide)
- Future Film (2008) (Finland) (DVD) (5-disc Vittorio de Sica Masterpiece Collection)
- Junes Planning (2007) (Japan) (DVD)
- Leopardo Filmes (2021) (Portugal)
- Multimedia San Paolo S.r.l. (2002) (Italy) (DVD) (restored)
- Multimedia San Paolo S.r.l. (2011) (Italy) (Blu-ray)
- Pidax Film (2015) (Germany) (DVD)
- Pidax Film (2019) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Pioneer Electronic (1985) (Japan) (video) (LaserDisc)
- Telewizja Polska (TVP) - I Program (1956) (Poland) (tv)
- The Criterion Collection (1990) (United States) (video) (LaserDisc)
- Toshiba Video Softwares (1985) (Japan) (VHS)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Aurélien Plancher (post-production facilities) (DCP from restoration)
- Edizioni Bompiani (novel publisher)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
An old woman finds a baby among the cabbages in her garden; she takes care of him and calls him Totò. When she dies, he is sent to an orphanage, which he leaves as a teenager. When Totò goes out in the world, he expects everyone to be open-hearted as himself, but they aren't. Without belongings or a place to live, he soon turns up among other homeless people, living scattered in boxes and cement pipes on a vast, barren field outside Milan. With his energy and enthusiasm, Totò quickly engages the outcasts in transforming the place into a small shanty town. The eccentric misfits are turned into a warm-hearted community. But when the wealthy Mr. Mobbi buys the land, he tries to get rid of them. Written by Maths Jesperson {maths.jesperson1@comhem.se} |
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| Taglines | An impudent, riotous laugh on the lives and morals of our day! See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The film featured a mix of professional and non-professional actors. Some of these included down-and-out alcoholics who had to be awakened for work by having bucketsful of cold water thrown over them. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Une vague nouvelle (1999). See more » |
| Quotes |
Totò:
Would you like the sun? [Edvige nods, so Totó looks toward the horizon, where the sun comes up in a few seconds] See more » |