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Cast
Ciccio Barbi
as Un alpino
Ughetto Bertucci
as L'autista di Peonio
Riccardo Billi
as Riccardo
Carlo Campanini
as Il signor Carlo Peonio
Gianni Cavalieri
as Constantin
Walter Chiari
as Himself
Aldo Giuffrè
as Nicola
Carlo Giuffrè
as Un finanziere
Loris Gizzi
as Il direttore del Grand Hotel
Zoe Incrocci
as Una delle donne furiose
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1951
Runtime—
LanguageItalian
CertificationNR
GenresMusic
Votes1
DirectorMario Mattoli
WritersRuggero Maccari, Marcello Marchesi, Vittorio Metz
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsIl padrone del vapore
About Il padrone del vapore
A rich American arrives in a little village in the mountains because he wants to advertise a drink he produces. In the village there are also two men from Rome who are at logger-heads with the locals. The coming of the American complicates matters.
Directed by Mario Mattoli, Il padrone del vapore leans on a strong ensemble — Ciccio Barbi, Ughetto Bertucci, Riccardo Billi — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about music titles of 1951.
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