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Bread and Chocolate

You'll Laugh Till Your Heart Breaks

An Italian immigrant tries to make a new life in Switzerland, taking on a series of increasingly menial jobs in order to do it. He attempts to fit into his new home and society but fails at every turn. Unable to go home again, will his tenacity and optimism be enough to live on?

1h 55m1974TMDb 7.2

ComedyDrama

Italian

Crew and Cast

Franco BrusatiFranco BrusatiDirectorNino ManfrediNino ManfrediGiovanni 'Nino' GarofoliJohnny DorelliJohnny DorelliItalian IndustrialistAnna KarinaAnna KarinaElenaPaolo TurcoPaolo TurcoGianniUgo D'AlessioUgo D'AlessioPietroTano CimarosaTano CimarosaGigiGianfranco BarraGianfranco BarraThe turkGiorgio CerioniGiorgio CerioniPolice InspectorFrancesco D'AddaFrancesco D'AddaRudigerUmberto RahoUmberto RahoJacques · the MaitreGeoffrey CoplestonGeoffrey CoplestonBoegli
Federico ScrobognaGrigory
Max DelysRenzoGiorgio DolfinGiorgio DolfinPaoloNelide GiammarcoNelide GiammarcoThe Blonde

Storyline

An Italian immigrant tries to make a new life in Switzerland, taking on a series of increasingly menial jobs in order to do it. He attempts to fit into his new home and society but fails at every turn. Unable to go home again, will his tenacity and optimism be enough to live on?

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Info

Original title
Pane e cioccolata
Status
Released
Released
5 May 1974
Runtime
1h 55m
TMDB score
7.2 / 10 (102 votes)

Production

Director
Franco Brusati
Writers
Franco Brusati, Jaja Fiastri, Nino Manfredi
Studios
Verona Produzione
Countries
Italy

Languages

Original
Italian
Spoken
German, Italian