ComedyDrama
Bread and Chocolate
“You'll Laugh Till Your Heart Breaks”
An Italian immigrant tries to make a new life in Switzerland, taking on a series of increasingly menial jobs in order to do it. He attempts to fit into his new home and society but fails at every turn. Unable to go home again, will his tenacity and optimism be enough to live on?
Directed by Franco Brusati, Turi Vasile
72
User score
100 votes
Status
Released
Released
May 5, 1974
Runtime
1h 55m
Language
German, Italian
Top cast
Nino Manfredi
Giovanni 'Nino' Garofoli
Johnny Dorelli
Italian Industrialist
Anna Karina
Elena
Paolo Turco
Gianni
Ugo D'Alessio
Pietro
Tano Cimarosa
Gigi
Gianfranco Barra
The turk
Giorgio Cerioni
Police Inspector
Francesco D'Adda
Rudiger
Umberto Raho
Jacques, the Maitre
Geoffrey Copleston
Boegli
Federico Scrobogna
Grigory
Max Delys
Renzo
Giorgio Dolfin
Paolo
Nelide Giammarco
The Blonde
