Bread and Chocolate
“You'll Laugh Till Your Heart Breaks”
1974•1h 55m•7.2•Released
ComedyDrama
An Italian immigrant tries to make a new life in Switzerland, taking on a series of increasingly menial jobs in order to do it. He attempts to fit into his new home and society but fails at every turn. Unable to go home again, will his tenacity and optimism be enough to live on?
Director
Franco Brusati
Writer
Franco Brusati, Jaja Fiastri, Nino Manfredi
Languages
German, Italian
Studio
Verona Produzione
Cast
Nino Manfredi
Giovanni 'Nino' Garofoli
Johnny Dorelli
Italian Industrialist
Anna Karina
Elena
Paolo Turco
Gianni
Ugo D'Alessio
Pietro
Tano Cimarosa
Gigi
Gianfranco Barra
The turk
Giorgio Cerioni
Police Inspector
Francesco D'Adda
Rudiger
Umberto Raho
Jacques, the Maitre
Geoffrey Copleston
Boegli
Federico Scrobogna
Grigory
Max Delys
Renzo
Giorgio Dolfin
Paolo
Nelide Giammarco
The Blonde
Production
Company
Verona Produzione
Producer
Maurizio Lodi-Fè
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