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You'll Laugh Till Your Heart Breaks - Bread and Chocolate
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Title: Bread and Chocolate

Release Date: 5 May 1974

Runtime: 1h 50m

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Director: Verona Produzione

Production Companies: Verona Produzione

Overview: 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?

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.2 (90 votes)

Cast

  • Giovanni 'Nino' Garofoli: Nino Manfredi
  • Italian Industrialist: Johnny Dorelli
  • Elena: Anna Karina
  • Gianni: Paolo Turco
  • Pietro: Ugo D'Alessio
  • Gigi: Tano Cimarosa
  • The turk: Gianfranco Barra
  • Police Inspector: Giorgio Cerioni
  • Rudiger: Francesco D'Adda
  • Jacques, the Maitre: Umberto Raho
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