| Il Cappotto | |
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| Directed by | Alberto Lattuada |
| Produced by | Enzo Curreli |
| Written by | Alberto Lattuada Giorgio Prosperi Giordano Corsi Enzo Curreli Luigi Malerba Leonardo Sinisgalli Cesare Zavattini |
| Starring | Renato Rascel Yvonne Sanson Antonella Lualdi Nino Marchetti |
| Music by | Felice Lattuada |
| Cinematography | Mario Montuori |
| Editing by | Eraldo Da Roma |
| Release date(s) | 3 October 1952 |
| Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
The Overcoat (Italian: Il Cappotto) is a 1952 Italian fantasy-drama film directed by Alberto Lattuada. It is based on a short tale of the same name written by Nikolai Gogol.
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The story of a very poor city-hall clerk (Renato Rascel) whose only desire is to own a new overcoat.
Special Nastro d'Argento to Renato Rascel for the creation of the leading character. The film was also entered into the 1952 Cannes Film Festival.[1]