My Name Is Rocco Papaleo
1971 film
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My Name Is Rocco Papaleo (Italian: Permette? Rocco Papaleo) is a 1971 Italian film directed by Ettore Scola.
Directed byEttore Scola
Written byPeter Goldfarb
Ruggero Maccari
Ettore Scola
Ruggero Maccari
Ettore Scola
StarringMarcello Mastroianni
CinematographyClaudio Cirillo
| My Name Is Rocco Papaleo | |
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DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Ettore Scola |
| Written by | Peter Goldfarb Ruggero Maccari Ettore Scola |
| Starring | Marcello Mastroianni |
| Cinematography | Claudio Cirillo |
Release date |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Description
The film follows a former boxer from Sicily (Mastroianni) who emigrates to the United States, but rather than success he finds only poverty and loneliness.[1] The film was shot partly in Chicago,[2] and was made while Scola was doing post-production for Trevico-Turin: Voyage in Fiatnam,[1] another "politically engaged" film.[3] It was called "a harsh attack on American consumer values and their soul-destroying materialism".[4]
Plot
Cast
- Marcello Mastroianni as Rocco
- Lauren Hutton as Jenny
- Bruce Vilanch[2]
- Brizio Montinaro
- Paola Natale
- Margot Novak
- Tom Reed
- Umberto Travaglini
