It Happened in the Park
Villa Borghese
Release: 1953-12-18
·Runtime: 93m
·★ 6.4
Comedy
Drama
Villa Borghese, Rome's biggest urban park, is the place where everyday laughs and dramas are consumed. The movie is made of six vignettes set there.
Production Countries
France
Italy
Production Companies
Diana Cinematografica
Cine Produzione Astoria
Productions Sigma
Cast
Eduardo De Filippo
as Donato Ventrella (segment: Il paraninfo)
Vittorio De Sica
as Arturo Cavazzuti - the lawyer (segment: Incidente a Villa Borghese)
Anna Maria Ferrero
as Anna Maria Del Balzo (segment: Pi-greco)
François Périer
as The Greek professor (segment: Pi-greco)
Gérard Philipe
as Carlo - Valeria's lover (segment: Gli amanti)
Micheline Presle
as Valeria Valenzano (segment: Gli amanti)
Eloisa Cianni
as Antonietta Torresi (segment: Concorso di bellezza)
Maurizio Arena
as Virginia's boyfriend (segment: Incidente a Villa Borghese)
Antonio Cifariello
as The Sailor
Uta Franz
as The French babysitter (segment: Serve e soldati)
Aldo Giuffrè
as Attilio Scardaci - the vigilante (segment: Incidente a Villa Borghese)
Leda Gloria
as Mrs. Ventrella - Donato's wife (segment: Il paraninfo)
Guglielmo Inglese
as Benjamin's uncle (segment: Il paraninfo)
Mario Passante
as Commendator Mocchetti
Giovanna Ralli
as Virginia (segment: Incidente a Villa Borghese)
Giulia Rubini
as Marietta (segment: Serve e soldati)
Luigi Russo
as Tanino - the soldier (segment: Serve e soldati)
Enzo Turco
as The matchmaker (segment: Il paraninfo)
Enrico Viarisio
as The engineer - client of Elvira (segment: Concorso di bellezza)
Alberto Bonucci
as The presenter of the beauty contest (segment: Concorso di bellezza)
Vittorio Caprioli
as The commissioner of morality (segment: Concorso di bellezza)
Franca Valeri
as Elvira (segment: Concorso di bellezza)
Margherita Autuori
as Fanny Ventrella (segment: Il paraninfo)
Vittoria Crispo
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Cesare Fantoni
as The local manager (segment: Concorso di bellezza) (uncredited)
Terence Hill
as A school friend of Anna Maria (segment: Pi-greco) (uncredited)
Franco Migliacci
as Anna Maria's classmate (segment: Pi-greco) (uncredited)
Germana Paolieri
as Gemma (segment: Concorso di bellezza) (uncredited)
Maria Piazzai
as Competitor # 3 in the beauty contest (segment: Concorso di bellezza) (uncredited)
Gina Rovere
as A contestant in the beauty contest (segment: Concorso di bellezza) (uncredited)
Crew
Rodolfo Sonego
Screenplay
Giorgio Capitani
First Assistant Director
Mario Nascimbene
Original Music Composer
Agenore Incrocci
Screenplay
Furio Scarpelli
Screenplay
Ennio Flaiano
Screenplay
Paolo Spinola
Second Assistant Director
Gianni Franciolini
Director
Mario Bava
Director of Photography
Giorgio Bassani
Story
Ennio Flaiano
Story