Poverty and Nobility

(1954)

★ 8 IMDb · 301 votes

Genres: Comedy

Year: 1954

Runtime: 90 мин

Country: Italy

Director: Mario Mattoli

Cast: Totò, Софи Лорен, Enzo Turco, Dolores Palumbo, Gianni Cavalieri, Franca Faldini, Carlo Croccolo, Liana Billi, Giuseppe Porelli, Giulia Melidoni

Plot

Eugene, a young nobleman, asks two penniless idlers to impersonate his noble relatives to help him marry Gemma, the daughter of an enriched cook.

"Miseria e Nobiltà" tells the story of the humble families of Felice Pasquale and his colleague who are hired by a Marquis who wants to marry the daughter of a rich but simple cook, so they pose as aristocrats.