I'm the Hero (Italian: L' eroe sono io) is a 1952 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia and starring Renato Rascel, Delia Scala and Marisa Merlini.Stewart p.607 Chiti & Poppi p.142 It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alberto Tavazzi.

Synopsis

Righetto falls in love with Silvia, who mistakenly believes him to be a photo novel star. When she discovers the truth she leaves him. However he becomes a hero by rescuing her from a gang of criminals.

Cast

Renato Rascel as Righetto
Delia Scala as Silvia
Andrea Checchi as Busatti
Achille Togliani as Bob D'Alba
Marisa Merlini as Lucille
Francesco Golisano as Giuseppe
Enzo Biliotti as De Santis
Pasquale Fasciano as Tony Flanaghan
Arturo Bragaglia as Medico condotto
Gildo Bocci as Proprietario carrettino gelati
Peppino De Martino as Er Pirata
Gianni Baghino as Osvaldo, lo scassinatore

Reception

An Italian review of the time states that ”This is a comedy that does not often provoke hilarity in the audience."{{Citation |title=L'EROE SONO IO |url=https://www.cinematografo.it/film/leroe-sono-io-px3ztx3v |access-date=2023-04-18 |language=it}}

References

Bibliography

Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. Dizionario del cinema italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959. Gremese Editore, 1991.
Stewart, John. Italian Film: A Who's Who. McFarland, 1994.

External links

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Category:1952 films

Category:1950s Italian-language films

Category:Italian comedy films

Category:Films directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia

Category:1952 comedy films

Category:Films set in Rome

Category:Films scored by Renzo Rossellini

Category:Italian black-and-white films

Category:1950s Italian films

Category:Lux Film films

Category:Films shot at Cinecittà Studios

Category:Italian-language comedy films