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la guardia del corpo (1942)

Original title: la guardia del corpo
Production: Italy|80 min| black and white|
Comedy, Romantic
a lawyer, having to be away from home for a few days, and suspected by certain attitudes of his wife, instructs a young man from a detective agency to monitor the woman. however, the young man must note that nothing justifies the suspicions of his jealous husband. things get complicated when the woman realizes she's being followed. she, believing that the hound is one of his insistent suitor, almost as a joke agrees to be accompanied by him in his daily walks. in the meantime the young man has had a colossal crush, but when he goes to report to her husband, in which he ensures the absolute fidelity of his wife, she discovers everything and is indignant with both her husband and the investigator.

Direction

Production and Screenplay

Carlo Ludovico BragagliaCarlo Ludovico Bragagliasceneggiatore
Luigi Bonellisceneggiatore
Vittorio De sicaVittorio De sicasceneggiatore
Aldo De benedettiAldo De benedettisceneggiatore

Interpreters and Characters

Clara CalamaiClara Calamai(età:33)
(Adriana)
Sergio TofanoSergio Tofano(età:56)
(avvocato Paolo, marito di Adriana)
Carlo CampaniniCarlo Campanini(età:36)
(carlo campanini)
Giuditta Rissone(età:47)
(giuditta rissone)
Olga Vittoria GentilliOlga Vittoria Gentilli(età:54)
(madre di Adriana)
Olga Vittoria GentilliOlga Vittoria Gentilli(età:54)
(olga vittoria gentili)
Marcella RovenaMarcella Rovena(età:34)
(marcella rovena)
Riccardo, investigatore
Vittorio De Sica
Mara Landi(età:19)
Elena AltieriElena Altieri(età:26)
Rio NobileRio Nobile(età:45)

Technical staff

ManMario Bonottimontatore
Gastone MedinGastone Medinscenografo
Ugo Lombardidirettore della fotografia
Celestino Cairelladirettore di produzione