Marriage (1954 film) explained

Marriage (Italian: Il matrimonio) is a 1954 Italian historical comedy film directed by Antonio Petrucci and starring Vittorio De Sica, Silvana Pampanini and Alberto Sordi. It consists of three segments, based on three stage plays by Anton Chekhov.^{[1] [2]}

It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gianni Polidori.

Plot

Grisha Smirnov (Vittorio De Sica) courts Elena (Silvana Pampanini) with almost fatal results.

Cast

• Vittorio De Sica as Grisha Smirnov
• Silvana Pampanini as Elena Ivanovna Popova
• Alberto Sordi as Ivan Vassilievic Lomov
• Valentina Cortese as Natalia
• Renato Rascel as Revunov
• Guglielmo Barnabò as Stefan Ciubucov
• Bice Valori as Levatrice
• Ave Ninchi as Nastasia
• Carlo Sposito as Epaminonda Massinovich
• Franco Scandurra as Andrej Andrejevich Niunin
• Pina Bottin as Daschenka, la sposa
• Nino Milano as Kharlampy Marshmallopolis, il mercante greco
• Vittorina Benvenuti as Maria, la domestica della vedova Popova
• Bruno Smith as Luca, il cocchiere
• Attilio Martella as Ivan Mihailovich, il telegrafista
• Gustavo Serena as Scingalov, il padre della sposa
• Pietro De Santis as Vanya, il servo della vedova Popova

Notes and References

1. Book: Roberto Chiti . Roberto Poppi . Enrico Lancia . Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. 8876055487.
2. Book: Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. 8860736269.