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It Started in Naples
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It Started in Naples is a 1960 romantic comedy drama film directed by Melville Shavelson. The movie features Clark Gable, Sophia Loren, Vittorio De Sica, and Claudio Ermelli in the cast. The screenplay was written by Jack Rose, Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Michael Pertwee, and Jack Davies, with music composed by Alessandro Cicognini. Robert L. Surtees served as the director of photography.
Produced by Paramount Pictures and Capri Productions, the film originated in the United States and Italy. It was distributed by Paramount Pictures and Netflix, with availability on Amazon Prime Video. The narrative is set in Naples. The runtime is 100 minutes. The film has received a review score of 4.6 out of 10 and a 0% rating, alongside a vote average of 6.38 and an IMDb rating of 6.3.
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6.4Mike 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.
Cast
- Clark Gable as Michael Hamilton
- Sophia Loren as Lucia Curcio
- Vittorio De Sica as Mario Vitale
- Marietto Angeletti as Nando Hamilton
- Paolo Carlini as Renzo
- Giovanni Filidoro as Gennariello
Themes
- island
- culture clash
- nightclub
- custody battle
- naples, italy
- american abroad
- aunt nephew relationship
- death of brother
- intercultural relationship
- child smoking
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Italy
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Melville Shavelson
- Screenwriter
- Melville Shavelson
- Composer
- Alessandro Cicognini
- Production company
- Paramount Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Robert L. Surtees
- Narrative location
- Naples
- Duration
- 100
- FilmAffinity ID
- 804117
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- 'La baia di Napoli".jpg
Show 4 more facts
- publication date
- 1960-01-01
- title
- It Started in Naples
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 0%
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