The Overcoat (1952 film)

Il Cappotto
original theatrical release poster
Directed by	Alberto Lattuada
Produced by	Enzo Curreli
Written by	Alberto Lattuada Giorgio Prosperi Giordano Corsi Enzo Curreli Luigi Malerba Leonardo Sinisgalli Cesare Zavattini
Starring	Renato Rascel Yvonne Sanson Giulio Stival Antonella Lualdi
Music by	Felice Lattuada
Cinematography	Mario Montuori A.I.C.
Edited by	Eraldo Da Roma
Production company	Faro Film
Distributed by	Titanus
Release dates	3 October 1952
Running time	101 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

The Overcoat (Italian: Il Cappotto) is a 1952 Italian fantasy-drama film directed by Alberto Lattuada. It stars Renato Rascel and is a modern-day version, set in Italy, of the same-named 1842 short tale by Nikolai Gogol. The director's sister, Bianca Lattuada, was one of the production managers and his father, Felice Lattuada, composed the music.^[1][2]

Plot

The story of an impoverished city-hall clerk, Carmine De Carmine, whose only desire is to own a new overcoat.^[3]

Cast

Renato Rascel - Carmine De Carmine Yvonne Sanson - Caterina, the mayor's mistress Giulio Stival - the mayor Ettore Mattia - the general secretary Giulio Calì - the tailor Olinto Cristina Anna Maria Carena - the landlady Sandro Somarè - Vittoria's fiancé Luigi Moneta

Silvio Bagolini - street vendor Dina Perbellini Loris Gizzi Mario Crippa Alfredo Ragusa Mimmo Marchetti - office worker Mimmo Billi Riccardo Legioni Gondrano Trucchi Angela Bevilacqua Paolo Reale Giovanni Ranucci

with the participation of Antonella Lualdi - Vittoria

Awards

Renato Rascel receives the Nastro d'Argento in 1953 for The Overcoat

Special Nastro d'Argento to Renato Rascel for the creation of the leading character. The film premiered at the 1952 Cannes Film Festival.^[4]

References

1. "Of Local Origin" (The New York Times, September 25, 1952, p.38)
2. "MAYOR WELCOMES ITALIAN FILM MEN / 'Meet Our People,' Impellitteri Tells Visiting Notables, Then 'Make Pictures Here'" (The New York Times, October 7, 1952, p.26)
3. Kehr, Dave. "Mantle of Dreams Yields a Nightmare" (The New York Times, January 13, 2012)
4. "Festival de Cannes: The Overcoat". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-01-17.

External links

• The Overcoat at the Internet Movie Database
• as Il Cappotto at AllMovie