Miracle in Milan Synopsis
Once upon a time a wise and kind old woman discovers a baby in her cabbage patch. She brings up the child and, when she dies, the boy, Totò, enters an orphanage. Totò leaves the orphanage a happy young man, and looks for work in post-war Milan. He ends up with the homeless and organizes them to build a shanty town in a vacant lot. But when greedy developers threaten the community’s land, Totò will need all the help he can get in order to find an impossible way out.
Miracle in Milan (1951) is a comedy, fantasy and drama film directed by Vittorio De Sica, released on February 8, 1951 with a runtime of 1h 37m. It stars Emma Gramatica, Francesco Golisano, Paolo Stoppa and Guglielmo Barnabò. Viewers rate it 7.3 out of 10 across 271 ratings.
- Director:
- Vittorio De Sica
- Writers:
- Cesare Zavattini, Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Mario Chiari
- Producers:
- Vittorio De Sica
- Cinematographer:
- G.R. Aldo
- Composer:
- Alessandro Cicognini
- Production:
- Produzioni De Sica, ENIC
- Status:
- Released