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A combination of a satire on war and a comedy with war as the background. It tells of the ordinary people living on a Naples sidestreet, from 1940 to 1950 under the dominance of the Fascists, the Nazis and then the Allies occupation forces. Primary among the citizens is Gennaro Iovine (Eduard De Filippo)who has a penchant for innocently getting into trouble, and his friend Pasquale (Toto.) The latter is a rail-sweeper who becomes a professional stand-in...a corpse used to conceal contraband...serving jail time for those who don't care to spend the time to do the time...a substitute at a political rally when violence threatens the scheduled speaker

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A combination of a satire on war and a comedy with war as the background. It tells of the ordinary people living on a Naples sidestreet, from 1940 to 1950 under the dominance of the Fascists, the Nazis and then the Allies occupation forces. Primary among the citizens is Gennaro...
Side Street Story (1950) was directed by Eduardo De Filippo. The film is a Comedy production with a runtime of 1h 31m, rated 7.4/10.
Side Street Story runs 1h 31m (91 minutes total). Audience rating: 7.4/10 from 41 votes. Genre: Comedy.
Side Street Story is rated 7.4/10 by 41 viewers — well-rated and generally recommended. A good pick for Comedy fans.