---
title: 'A Hero of Our Times (1955)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Mario Monicelli'
released: '1955-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 85
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-hero-of-our-times-1955'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048039/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# A Hero of Our Times (1955)

1955 · 85 min · Comedy · Italy

Original title: Un eroe dei nostri tempi

## Synopsis

A Hero of Our Times is a 1955 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli and starring Alberto Sordi. In 2008, the film was included on the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage’s 100 Italian films to be saved, a list of 100 films that "have changed the collective memory of the country between 1942 and 1978."

## Credits

- **Director:** [Mario Monicelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-monicelli)
- **Screenplay:** [Mario Monicelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-monicelli), [Rodolfo Sonego](https://cinepixo.com/people/rodolfo-sonego)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Nino Rota](https://cinepixo.com/people/nino-rota)
- **Producer:** [Franco Cristaldi](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-cristaldi)
- **Director of Photography:** [Tino Santoni](https://cinepixo.com/people/tino-santoni)

## Cast

- [Mino Doro](https://cinepixo.com/people/mino-doro)
- [Jone Frigerio](https://cinepixo.com/people/jone-frigerio)
- [Tina Pica](https://cinepixo.com/people/tina-pica)
- [Alberto Lattuada](https://cinepixo.com/people/alberto-lattuada)
- [Giorgio Berti](https://cinepixo.com/people/giorgio-berti)
- [Anita Durante](https://cinepixo.com/people/anita-durante)
- [Alberto Sordi](https://cinepixo.com/people/alberto-sordi)
- [Mario Carotenuto](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-carotenuto)
- [Franca Valeri](https://cinepixo.com/people/franca-valeri)
- [Leopoldo Trieste](https://cinepixo.com/people/leopoldo-trieste)
- [Giovanna Ralli](https://cinepixo.com/people/giovanna-ralli)
- [Ciccio Barbi](https://cinepixo.com/people/ciccio-barbi)
- [Giulio Calì](https://cinepixo.com/people/giulio-cali)
- [Carlo Mazzarella](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlo-mazzarella)
- [Pina Bottin](https://cinepixo.com/people/pina-bottin)

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