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1952 film

I'm the Hero

Directed by	Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia
Written by	Agenore Incrocci Furio Scarpelli
Produced by	Domenico Forges Davanzati
Starring	Renato Rascel Delia Scala Marisa Merlini
Cinematography	Marco Scarpelli
Edited by	Mario Serandrei
Music by	Renzo Rossellini
Production company	Società Italiana Cines
Distributed by	Lux Film
Release date	29 February 1952 (1952-02-29)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

I'm the Hero (Italian: L' eroe sono io) is a 1952 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia and starring Renato Rascel, Delia Scala and Marisa Merlini. It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alberto Tavazzi.

Synopsis

Righetto falls in love with Silvia, who mistakenly believes him to be a photo novel star. When she discovers the truth she leaves him. However he becomes a hero by rescuing her from a gang of criminals.

Cast

Renato Rascel as Righetto
Delia Scala as Silvia
Andrea Checchi as Busatti
Achille Togliani as Bob D'Alba
Marisa Merlini as Lucille
Francesco Golisano as Giuseppe
Enzo Biliotti as De Santis
Pasquale Fasciano as Tony Flanaghan
Arturo Bragaglia as Medico condotto
Gildo Bocci as Proprietario carrettino gelati
Peppino De Martino as Er Pirata
Gianni Baghino as Osvaldo, lo scassinatore

Reception

An Italian review of the time states that ”This is a comedy that does not often provoke hilarity in the audience."

References

Stewart p.607
Chiti & Poppi p.142
L'EROE SONO IO (in Italian), retrieved 2023-04-18

Bibliography

Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. Dizionario del cinema italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959. Gremese Editore, 1991.
Stewart, John. Italian Film: A Who's Who. McFarland, 1994.

External links

I'm the Hero at IMDb

v t e Films directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia
Your Money or Your Life (1932) Bad Subject (1933) Unripe Fruit (1934) Tomb of the Angels (1937) Mad Animals (1939) Two on a Vacation (1940) The Prisoner of Santa Cruz (1941) After Casanova's Fashion (1942) Violets in Their Hair (1942) Music on the Run (1943) Come Back to Sorrento (1945) The Other (1947) The White Primrose (1947) 47 morto che parla (1950) Figaro Here, Figaro There (1950) Bluebeard's Six Wives (1950) Toto Looks for a Wife (1950) Una bruna indiavolata! (1951) At Sword's Edge (1952) Don Lorenzo (1952) I'm the Hero (1952) Orient Express (1954) The Queen of Babylon (1954) The Mighty Crusaders (1958) The Sword and the Cross (1958) Tuppe tuppe, Marescià! (1958) Hannibal (1959) The Loves of Hercules (1960) Amazons of Rome (1961) Ursus in the Valley of the Lions (1961) The Four Musketeers (1963)

Films directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia

Your Money or Your Life (1932)
Bad Subject (1933)
Unripe Fruit (1934)
Tomb of the Angels (1937)
Mad Animals (1939)
Two on a Vacation (1940)
The Prisoner of Santa Cruz (1941)
After Casanova's Fashion (1942)
Violets in Their Hair (1942)
Music on the Run (1943)
Come Back to Sorrento (1945)
The Other (1947)
The White Primrose (1947)
47 morto che parla (1950)
Figaro Here, Figaro There (1950)
Bluebeard's Six Wives (1950)
Toto Looks for a Wife (1950)
Una bruna indiavolata! (1951)
At Sword's Edge (1952)
Don Lorenzo (1952)
I'm the Hero (1952)
Orient Express (1954)
The Queen of Babylon (1954)
The Mighty Crusaders (1958)
The Sword and the Cross (1958)
Tuppe tuppe, Marescià! (1958)
Hannibal (1959)
The Loves of Hercules (1960)
Amazons of Rome (1961)
Ursus in the Valley of the Lions (1961)
The Four Musketeers (1963)

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