---
title: 'An American in Rome (1954)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Steno'
released: '1954-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 85
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/an-american-in-rome-1954'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046705/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# An American in Rome (1954)

1954 · 85 min · Comedy · Italy

Original title: Un americano a Roma

## Synopsis

An American in Rome is a 1954 Italian comedy film directed by Steno. The film consists in a satire of Americanization, and it was referred as "a milestone in the evolution of Italian self-identification". It starred Alberto Sordi, with a young Ursula Andress in a minor role. 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

- **Screenplay:** [Alberto Sordi](https://cinepixo.com/people/alberto-sordi), [Lucio Fulci](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucio-fulci), [Steno](https://cinepixo.com/people/steno), [Ettore Scola](https://cinepixo.com/people/ettore-scola), [Sandro Continenza](https://cinepixo.com/people/sandro-continenza)
- **Director:** [Steno](https://cinepixo.com/people/steno)
- **Producer:** [Dino De Laurentiis](https://cinepixo.com/people/dino-de-laurentiis), [Carlo Ponti](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlo-ponti)
- **Director of Photography:** [Carlo Montuori](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlo-montuori)

## Cast

- [Ughetto Bertucci](https://cinepixo.com/people/ughetto-bertucci)
- [Galeazzo Benti](https://cinepixo.com/people/galeazzo-benti)
- [Leopoldo Trieste](https://cinepixo.com/people/leopoldo-trieste)
- [Charles Fernley Fawcett](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-fernley-fawcett)
- [Vincenzo Talarico](https://cinepixo.com/people/vincenzo-talarico)
- [Maria Pia Casilio](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-pia-casilio)
- [Michele Riccardini](https://cinepixo.com/people/michele-riccardini)
- [Carlo Mazzarella](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlo-mazzarella)
- [Gianni Baghino](https://cinepixo.com/people/gianni-baghino)
- [Giulio Calì](https://cinepixo.com/people/giulio-cali)
- [Amalia Pellegrini](https://cinepixo.com/people/amalia-pellegrini)
- [Anita Durante](https://cinepixo.com/people/anita-durante)
- [Pina Gallini](https://cinepixo.com/people/pina-gallini)
- [Alberto Sordi](https://cinepixo.com/people/alberto-sordi)
- [Lucio Fulci](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucio-fulci)

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