Bread and Chocolate

May. 05,1974      
Rating:
7.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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?

Nino Manfredi as  Giovanni 'Nino' Garofoli
Johnny Dorelli as  Italian Industrialist
Anna Karina as  Elena
Paolo Turco as  Gianni
Ugo D'Alessio as  Pietro
Tano Cimarosa as  Gigi
Gianfranco Barra as  The turk
Giorgio Cerioni as  Police Inspector
Francesco D'Adda as  Rudiger
Umberto Raho as  Jacques, the Maitre

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