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Position Wanted

Original title: Cameriera bella presenza offresi...
  • 1951
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
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Position Wanted (1951)
Comedy

Housemaid Maria has been engaged to Berto for 15 years. Berto doesn't have a steady job so he's waiting for his Uncle Matteo's death, when he will come into an inheritance. In the meantime M... Read allHousemaid Maria has been engaged to Berto for 15 years. Berto doesn't have a steady job so he's waiting for his Uncle Matteo's death, when he will come into an inheritance. In the meantime Maria goes on with her work, first in the house of an unfaithful wife, then for an actor an... Read allHousemaid Maria has been engaged to Berto for 15 years. Berto doesn't have a steady job so he's waiting for his Uncle Matteo's death, when he will come into an inheritance. In the meantime Maria goes on with her work, first in the house of an unfaithful wife, then for an actor and his wife on the verge of divorce, and last for Rafael, who wants to marry her. At last U... Read all

  • Director
    • Giorgio Pastina
  • Writers
    • Agenore Incrocci
    • Aldo De Benedetti
    • Federico Fellini
  • Stars
    • Elsa Merlini
    • Gino Cervi
    • Giulietta Masina
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    105
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Giorgio Pastina
    • Writers
      • Agenore Incrocci
      • Aldo De Benedetti
      • Federico Fellini
    • Stars
      • Elsa Merlini
      • Gino Cervi
      • Giulietta Masina
    • 1User review
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Elsa Merlini
    • Maria
    Gino Cervi
    Gino Cervi
    • Filiberto 'Berto' Morucchi
    Giulietta Masina
    Giulietta Masina
    • Ermelinda
    Alberto Sordi
    Alberto Sordi
    • Donato
    Eduardo De Filippo
    Eduardo De Filippo
    • Raffaele, il professore di matematica
    Titina De Filippo
    Titina De Filippo
    • La padrona di Ermelinda
    Vittorio De Sica
    Vittorio De Sica
    • Leonardo Leonardi
    Aldo Fabrizi
    Aldo Fabrizi
    • Il commendatore Giovanni Marchetti
    Isa Miranda
    Isa Miranda
    • Angela Leonardi
    Carlo Ninchi
    Carlo Ninchi
    • Il sacerdote
    Bella Starace Sainati
    Bella Starace Sainati
    • Celestina, la guardiana
    Delia Scala
    Delia Scala
    • La moglie dell'avvocato
    Aroldo Tieri
    • Luigino, il segretario di Leonardi
    Enrico Viarisio
    Enrico Viarisio
    • L'amico di Marchetti
    Milly Vitale
    Milly Vitale
    • Nandina, l'amante di Leonardi
    Arturo Bragaglia
    Arturo Bragaglia
    • Zio Matteo
    Vittoria Crispo
    • Annetta, sorella di Raffele
    Paolo Ferrara
    • Il medico
    • Director
      • Giorgio Pastina
    • Writers
      • Agenore Incrocci
      • Aldo De Benedetti
      • Federico Fellini
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    8giampiero5

    a classic movie of the fifties,many plots many characters all about the problem of girl waiters

    nice movie,great actors some of them at the first steps of a brilliant career e.g. a wonderful Delia Scala and a spicy Alberto Sordi They play besides some of the pillars of Italian theater of XX century like Vittorio De Sica and Elsa Merlini: For an international audience,it will be hard to understand all that was around the waiters in Italy post II world war, young girls coming from the poorest regions of the country badly treated and badly paid the movie looks at the problem from a satyric point of view but but surely concerned about the issue. Of course it's also impossible for foreigners to understand the nuances of the dialects of all the characters!

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      Italian censorship visa #10750 delivered on 19 October 1951.

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    • Release date
      • November 3, 1951 (Italy)
    • Country of origin
      • Italy
    • Language
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Housemaid
    • Filming locations
      • Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Società Italiana Cines
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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