An old woman finds a baby in her cabbage patch and raises him. After her death, the boy grows up in an orphanage and later joins the homeless in post-war Milan, helping them build a shanty town. When they discover oil, he receives a magical dove from a vision of his adoptive mother that grants wishes.
Stars: Emma Gramatica, Francesco Golisano, Paolo Stoppa, Guglielmo Barnabò, Brunella Bovo, Anna Carena
Crew: Vittorio De Sica (Director), Cesare Zavattini (Story), Suso Cecchi d'Amico (Co-Writer), Mario Chiari (Co-Writer), Adolfo Franci (Co-Writer), Gianni Di Venanzo (Camera Operator)
Country: Italy
Language: Italiano
Studio: Produzioni De Sica, ENIC
Runtime: 97 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Feb 08, 1951
IMDb: 3.7
Keywords:homeless person, based on novel or book, slum, magic, angel, milan, poverty, orphan, kindness, foundling, magic realism, shantytown
