Miracle in Milan (1951)

  • NR
  • 12/17/1951 (US)
  • Comedy, Fantasy, Drama
  • 1h 37m

An impudent, riotous laugh on the lives and morals of our day!

Overview

An old woman finds a baby in her cabbage patch and raises him. After her death, the boy grows up in an orphanage and later joins the homeless in post-war Milan, helping them build a shanty town. When they discover oil, he receives a magical dove from a vision of his adoptive mother that grants wishes.

Vittorio De Sica

Director, Screenplay

Cesare Zavattini

Story, Screenplay, Novel

Cast

Emma Gramatica's headshot

Emma Gramatica

La vecchia Lolotta
Francesco Golisano's headshot

Francesco Golisano

Totò
Paolo Stoppa's headshot

Paolo Stoppa

Rappi
Guglielmo Barnabò's headshot

Guglielmo Barnabò

Mobbi
Brunella Bovo's headshot

Brunella Bovo

Edvige
Anna Carena's headshot

Anna Carena

Marta, la signora altezzosa
Alba Arnova's headshot

Alba Arnova

La statua che prende vita
Flora Cambi's headshot

Flora Cambi

L'innamorata infelice

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