A combination of a satire on war and a comedy with war as the background. It tells of the ordinary people living on a Naples sidestreet, from 1940 to 1950 under the dominance of the Fascists, the Nazis and then the Allies occupation forces. Primary among the citizens is Gennaro Iovine (Eduard De Filippo)who has a penchant for innocently getting into trouble, and his friend Pasquale (Toto.) The latter is a rail-sweeper who becomes a professional stand-in...a corpse used to conceal contraband...serving jail time for those who don't care to spend the time to do the time...a substitute at a political rally when violence threatens the scheduled speaker
Credits
Side Street Story Cast
Name |
Character |
Aldo Giuffrè
He was 27, 86 years old when he died
|
as Federico |
Eduardo De Filippo
He was 50, 84 years old when he died
|
as Gennaro Iovine |
Totò
He was 53, 69 years old when he died
|
as Pasquale Miele |
Leda Gloria
She was 38, 84 years old when she died
|
as Amalia |
Delia Scala
She was 21, 74 years old when she died
|
as Maria Rosaria Iovine |
Titina De Filippo
She was 53, 65 years old when she died
|
as Adelaide |
Gianni Musy
He was 19, 80 years old when he died
|
as Amedeo |
Side Street Story Crew