Donatella

Donatella

96 mins | Comedy | Oct. 3, 1956

Donatella is a simple and honest roman girl, daughter of a bookbinder and girlfriend of Guido, a gas station owner. One day she finds a woman's handbag containing valuables and documents, and decides to return it to her owner, a wealthy American lady, who offers Donatella a job as a secretary as a reward: she has to manage the lady's villa during her absences. There, Donatella casually meets Maurizio, a rich, elegant and well-educated young man, and ends up falling in love.

Donatella

96 mins | Comedy | Oct. 3, 1956

Donatella
Donatella is a simple and honest roman girl, daughter of a bookbinder and girlfriend of Guido, a gas station owner. One day she finds a woman's handbag containing valuables and documents, and decides to return it to her owner, a wealthy American lady, who offers Donatella a job as a secretary as a reward: she has to manage the lady's villa during her absences. There, Donatella casually meets Maurizio, a rich, elegant and well-educated young man, and ends up falling in love.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Sud Film Produzione Cinematografica
Original title Donatella
Directors Enzo Avitabile, Mario Tota, Mario Maffei, Mario Monicelli
Writers Mario Rappini, Roberto Amoroso, Piero Tellini, Vittorio André, Mario Monicelli, Ruggero Maccari, Sandro Continenza

Cast

Elsa Martinelli

as Donatella

Gabriele Ferzetti

as Maurizio

Walter Chiari

as Guido

Aldo Fabrizi

as Augusto Guiscardi, padre di Donatella

Abbe Lane

as se stessa

Xavier Cugat

as se stesso

Liliana Bonfatti

as veterinaria

Virgilio Riento

as Nicola, zio di Donatella

Giovanna Pala

as Maria Laura Castello

Giuseppe Porelli

as Pasquale

Caterine Williams

as la donna americana

Alan Furlan

as Giancarlo