Smoke Over London

Smoke Over London

125 mins | Comedy | March 4, 1966

Dante Fontana is an antique dealer from Perugia infatuated with the culture of the British upper classes. His wife and relatives mock him and snub him, seeing him as a silly daydreamer doing no serious work. Unfussed, Dante plans a vacation to London to learn more about the culture he so admires. However, once in London, he struggles to fit in, is awkward, often makes mistakes betraying his Italian origins, attracting the scorn of the British upper classes he would like to impress.

Smoke Over London

125 mins | Comedy | March 4, 1966

Smoke Over London
Dante Fontana is an antique dealer from Perugia infatuated with the culture of the British upper classes. His wife and relatives mock him and snub him, seeing him as a silly daydreamer doing no serious work. Unfussed, Dante plans a vacation to London to learn more about the culture he so admires. However, once in London, he struggles to fit in, is awkward, often makes mistakes betraying his Italian origins, attracting the scorn of the British upper classes he would like to impress.
IMDb rating 5.7
Producers Fono Roma
Original title Fumo di Londra
Directors Vana Caruso, Alberto Sordi
Writers Alberto Sordi, Sergio Amidei

Cast

Alberto Sordi

as Dante

Fiona Lewis

as Elizabeth

Amy Dalby

as Duchessa di Bradford

Alfredo Marchetti

as Conte Bolla

Clara Bindi

as La Moglie

Michael Trubshawe

as Il Colonello

Caroline Munro

as Beautiful Brunette

Massimo Ungaretti

as Un Amico

Romano Giomini

as Un Viaggiatore

Pamela Hollyer

as Lady Rachel

George Jones

as Chauffeur

William Mostin Owen

as Reginald

Elizabeth Rutter

as Angel

Jean St. Clair

as preside

Philip John Trihble

as lo scozzese