The Country of the Campanelli (Italian: Il paese dei campanelli, French: Ces voyous d'hommes, also known as Town of Bells) is a 1954 Italian-French comedy film directed by Jean Boyer and starring Sophia Loren. It is loosely based on the operetta "Il paese dei campanelli" by Carlo Lombardo.[1][2]

The Country of the Campanelli
Directed by	Jean Boyer
Written by	Jean Boyer Sandro Continenza Gian Giacomo Cossa Italo De Tuddo Virgilio Ranzato
Story by	Carlo Lombardo
Produced by	Giuseppe Barbaro Luigi De Laurentiis
Starring	Sophia Loren Carlo Dapporto
Cinematography	Luciano Trasatti
Edited by	Gisa Radicchi Levi
Music by	Felice Montagnini
Production companies	Alba Film Valentia Film
Distributed by	CEI Incom L'Union des Producteurs de Films
Release date	28 January 1954
Running time	90 minutes
Countries	France Italy
Language	Italian

The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Filippone.

Plot

A fraudulent travelling magician convinces the inhabitants of a town that they can make the bells ring whenever someone is unfaithful to another.

Cast

• Sophia Loren as Bonbon
• Carlo Dapporto as Lt. La Gaffe
• Mario Riva as Tarquinio the Magician
• Alda Mangini as Tenerina
• Luisella Beghi as Candida
• Sergio Tofano as Dr. Pott
• Achille Togliani as René
• Giuseppe Addobbati as Tom
• Rosita Pisano as Annie
• Alberto Talegalli as Bruto
• Charles Fawcett as Admiral
• Diana Dei as Admiral's wife
• Alberto Sorrentino as The Stupid Sailor
• Riccardo Billi

References

External links

• The Country of the Campanelli at IMDb

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