The Roof

"Under provincial Italian law at the time, once a roof is erected, the occupants cannot be evicted from a building. This comedy follows the efforts of a family to erect the roof on a house overnight so that a newlywed couple can have their own home."

Cast

Gabriella Pallotta

as Luisa Pilon

Giorgio Listuzzi

as Natale Pilon, Luisa's husband

Gastone Renzelli

as Cesare, Luisa's brother-in-law

Maria Di Rollo

as Gina

Luciano Pigozzi

Maria Di Fiori

as Giovanna, Cesare's wife

Emilia Maritini

as Luisa's mother

Angelo Bigioni

as Luigi

Angelo Visentin

as Antonio Pilon

Maria Sittoro

as Natale's mother

Luisa Alessandri

as Signora Baj

Giuseppe Martini

as Luisa's father

Crew

Elmo De Sica

Production Secretary

Kurt Doubrowsky

Sound

Emilio Rosa

Sound

Pasquale Misiano

Production Secretary

Marcella Benvenuti

Assistant Editor

Cesare Zavattini

Screenplay

Cesare Zavattini

Story

Franco Montemurro

First Assistant Director

Goffredo Bellisario

Camera Operator

Grazia Campori

Script Supervisor

Dario Regis

Assistant Camera

Franco Ferrara

Conductor

G.B. Poletto

Still Photographer

Luisa Alessandri

First Assistant Director

Vittorio De Sica

Director

Marcello Girosi

Associate Producer

Fabrizio Carafa

Costume Design

Vittorio De Sica

Producer

Gastone Medin

Production Design

Alessandro Cicognini

Original Music Composer

Lina Cassini

Hairstylist

Roberto Moretti

Production Supervisor

Nino Misiano

Production Manager

Ferdinando Ruffo

Set Decoration

Michele Trimarchi

Makeup Artist

Eraldo Da Roma

Editor

Carlo Montuori

Director of Photography