Position Wanted

Position Wanted

1951 · 98 min · ★ 8.3 · Comedy

Maria is a housmaid and she is being engaged to Berto for fifteen years. Berto has not a lasting job so he is waiting for the death of his uncle Matteo to come into an inheritance. In the meantime Maria goes on with her work, first in the house of an unfaithful wife; then for an actor and his wife on the verge of leaving each other and last for Raffaele who wants to marry her. At last uncle Matteo dies...

Directed by Giorgio Pàstina · Written by Aldo De Benedetti

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Elsa Merlini Maria
Gino Cervi Filiberto 'Berto' Morucchi
Giulietta Masina Ermelinda
Alberto Sordi Donato
Eduardo De Filippo Raffaele, il professore di matematica
Titina De Filippo La padrona di Ermelinda
Vittorio De Sica Leonardo Leonardi
Aldo Fabrizi Il commendatore Giovanni Marchetti
Isa Miranda Angela Leonardi
Carlo Ninchi Il sacerdote
Bella Starace Sainati Celestina, la guardiana
Delia Scala La moglie dell'avvocato

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