It Started in Naples

"You'll want to be there when the fun starts!"

1960 1h 40m EN

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6.4

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ROTTEN

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6.3

IMDB

★6.4TMDB · 85🥫0%Rotten Tomatoes★6.3IMDB · 3,376

ComedyRomance

Synopsis

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Mike Hamilton, a Philadelphia lawyer, comes to Naples to settle the estate of his long estranged "black sheep" brother. Once there, he discovers that the deceased has left an 8 year old boy who is being raised by Michael's sister-in-law Lucia Curcio. To complicate matters, Lucia happens to be a sexy nightclub performer.

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Cast

Clark Gable
Michael Hamilton
Sophia Loren
Lucia Curcio
Vittorio De Sica
Mario Vitale
Marietto Angeletti
Nando Hamilton
Paolo Carlini
Renzo
Giovanni Filidoro
Gennariello
Claudio Ermelli
Luigi
Bob Cunningham
Don McGuire - Train Passenger

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Melville Shavelson
Writers: Melville Shavelson, Jack Rose, Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Languages: English, Italian
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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66 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Melville Shavelson, shot by Robert Surtees. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Alessandro Cicognini. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Frank Bracht shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Clark Gable and Sophia Loren and Vittorio De Sica carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Marketing tagline: "You'll want to be there when the fun starts!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0053957 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Melville Shavelson directs. Robert Surtees behind the camera. Alessandro Cicognini scores. Frank Bracht cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Italian.

Trivia

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166 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.
3Directed by Melville Shavelson, shot by Robert Surtees. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Alessandro Cicognini. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Frank Bracht shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Clark Gable and Sophia Loren and Vittorio De Sica carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "You'll want to be there when the fun starts!".
8IMDB entry: tt0053957 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 85 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 23 themes, including "island", "culture clash", "nightclub", "custody battle".