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title: 'Miracle in Milan (1951)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Vittorio De Sica'
released: '1951-02-08'
runtime_minutes: 100
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/miracle-in-milan-1951'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043809/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Miracle in Milan (1951)

1951 · 100 min · Drama, Fantasy, Comedy · Italy

Original title: Miracolo a Milano

## Synopsis

Miracle in Milan is a 1951 Italian fantasy comedy film directed by Vittorio De Sica. The screenplay was co-written by Cesare Zavattini and De Sica, based on Zavattini's 1943 novel Totò il Buono. Told as a neo-realist fable, the film depicts the lives of a poverty-stricken group in post-WWII Milan, Italy, led by Totò, a kind and cheerful orphan. The film stars Francesco Golisano as Totò, alongside an ensemble cast that includes Emma Gramatica, Paolo Stoppa, Guglielmo Barnabò, and Brunella Bovo.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Vittorio De Sica](https://cinepixo.com/people/vittorio-de-sica)
- **Screenplay:** [Vittorio De Sica](https://cinepixo.com/people/vittorio-de-sica), [Suso Cecchi d'Amico](https://cinepixo.com/people/suso-cecchi-d-amico), [Cesare Zavattini](https://cinepixo.com/people/cesare-zavattini), [Mario Chiari](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-chiari), [Adolfo Franci](https://cinepixo.com/people/adolfo-franci)
- **Producer:** [Vittorio De Sica](https://cinepixo.com/people/vittorio-de-sica)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alessandro Cicognini](https://cinepixo.com/people/alessandro-cicognini)
- **Director of Photography:** [G.R. Aldo](https://cinepixo.com/people/g-r-aldo)
- **Editor:** [Eraldo Da Roma](https://cinepixo.com/people/eraldo-da-roma)

## Cast

- [Francesco Golisano](https://cinepixo.com/people/francesco-golisano)
- [Brunella Bovo](https://cinepixo.com/people/brunella-bovo)
- [Egisto Olivieri](https://cinepixo.com/people/egisto-olivieri)
- [Emma Gramatica](https://cinepixo.com/people/emma-gramatica)
- [Guglielmo Barnabò](https://cinepixo.com/people/guglielmo-barnabo)
- [Anna Carena](https://cinepixo.com/people/anna-carena)
- [Erminio Spalla](https://cinepixo.com/people/erminio-spalla)
- [Paolo Stoppa](https://cinepixo.com/people/paolo-stoppa)
- [Checco Rissone](https://cinepixo.com/people/checco-rissone)
- [Renato Navarrini](https://cinepixo.com/people/renato-navarrini)
- [Alba Arnova](https://cinepixo.com/people/alba-arnova)
- [Virgilio Riento](https://cinepixo.com/people/virgilio-riento)
- [Arturo Bragaglia](https://cinepixo.com/people/arturo-bragaglia)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/miracle-in-milan-1951
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