Overview
In 19th-century France, middle-aged orphans Gasparre and Battista, watchmen at an orphanage, find out from a soothsayer that one of them is the offspring of the Hangman of Paris and the other is the son of a count. But it is only a dream of theirs.
Fun facts
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Setting
Set in Paris
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Music
Music by Pippo Barzizza
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Jan Stallich
Details
- Director
- Writers
- StenoScreenplay, Story
- Jean Jacques RastierScreenplay, Story
- Agenore IncrocciStory, Screenplay
- Original title
- I due orfanelli
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- November 26, 1947
- Original language
- Italian
- Countries
- Italy
Production
Cast
TotòGasparre
Carlo CampaniniBattista
Isa BarzizzaMatilde
Nerio BernardiIl duca Filippo
Raymond BussièresSignor Deval
Franca MarziSusanne de la Pleine
Ada DondiniLa direttrice dell'orfanotrofio
Guglielmo BarnabòIl giudice
Annette PoivreMadame Therese
Luigi AlmiranteIl boia di Parigi
Galeazzo BentiGiorgio
Mario CastellaniMaggiordomo (uncredited)
Raimondo VianelloUn ufficiale (uncredited)
Nico PepeAbate Faria (uncredited)
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