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Give Us This Day (1949)
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120 min | Drama

Give Us This Day (1949)

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120 min | Drama

One of the few (if any at the time this film was made) films shot in England with New York City's 'Little Italy" as the locale. This was Edward Dmytryk's first film after he had refused to tell a Congressional Committee whether or not he ...See moreOne of the few (if any at the time this film was made) films shot in England with New York City's 'Little Italy" as the locale. This was Edward Dmytryk's first film after he had refused to tell a Congressional Committee whether or not he was, or had ever been, a member of the Communist Party. This is a 'runaway production' shot in England for political reasons and not for the usual USA tax-break reasons. Geremio, a young Italian immigrant to New York City, works as a bricklayer and is courting an Italian girl, Annunziata, by mail. He lies to her that he owns his own home and, after they are married, has to rent one for their three-day honeymoon. The years pass and they are unable to save enough money to get out of their slum tenement, and the 1929 depression brings even harder times to the family that now includes three children. Geremio, in order to make enough money to care for his family, exploits his "comrades" in dangerous construction work. This practice leads to the accidental death of his best friend, and, in grief, Geremio also becomes unfaithful to his wife. The messages of the film -- life is aimless and no man can judge the true worth of another man -- are pounded on for most of the two-hour running time. Written by Les Adams See less

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18 cast members

Name	Known for
Sam Wanamaker Geremio Geremio See fewer	Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Lea Padovani Annuziata Annuziata See fewer	The Anatomy of Love (1954)
Kathleen Ryan Kathleen Kathleen See fewer	Odd Man Out (1947)
Bonar Colleano Julio Julio See fewer	Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary (1953)
Charles Goldner Luigi Luigi See fewer	Brighton Rock (1948)
Sidney James Murdin Murdin See fewer	Carry on Cleo (1964)
Karel Stepanek Jaroslav Jaroslav See fewer	The 2nd Best Secret Agent in the Whole Wide World (1965)
William Sylvester Giovanni Giovanni See fewer	2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Rosalie Crutchley Julio's Wife Julio's Wife See fewer	The Haunting (1963)
George Pastell The Lucy (as Nino Pastellides) The Lucy (as Nino Pastellides) See fewer	From Russia with Love (1963)
Ina De La Haye Dame Katarina Dame Katarina See fewer	BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
Philo Hauser Head of Pig Head of Pig See fewer	Exodus (1960)
Phil Brown Bit part (uncredited) Bit part (uncredited) See fewer	Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Fred Johnson Priest (uncredited) Priest (uncredited) See fewer	A Christmas Carol (1951)
Charles W. Moffett Jr. Pasquale (uncredited) Pasquale (uncredited) See fewer	The Lonely Night (1954)
Ronan O'Casey Bastian (uncredited) Bastian (uncredited) See fewer	1984 (1956)
Robert Rietty Pietro (uncredited) Pietro (uncredited) See fewer	The Omen (1976)
Carole Shelley Bit part (uncredited) Bit part (uncredited) See fewer	Hercules (1997)