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Full of Life

  • 1956
  • Approved
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
647
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Richard Conte and Judy Holliday in Full of Life (1956)
ComedyDrama

Writer Nick Rocco and wife Emily face financial strain after buying a house. Needing repairs, they must ask Nick's traditional Italian father for help, leading to tensions over lifestyle cho... Read allWriter Nick Rocco and wife Emily face financial strain after buying a house. Needing repairs, they must ask Nick's traditional Italian father for help, leading to tensions over lifestyle choices and values as they expect their first child.Writer Nick Rocco and wife Emily face financial strain after buying a house. Needing repairs, they must ask Nick's traditional Italian father for help, leading to tensions over lifestyle choices and values as they expect their first child.

  • Director
    • Richard Quine
  • Writer
    • John Fante
  • Stars
    • Judy Holliday
    • Richard Conte
    • Salvatore Baccaloni
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    647
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Richard Quine
    • Writer
      • John Fante
    • Stars
      • Judy Holliday
      • Richard Conte
      • Salvatore Baccaloni
    • 17User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Judy Holliday
    Judy Holliday
    • Emily Rocco
    Richard Conte
    Richard Conte
    • Nick Rocco
    Salvatore Baccaloni
    • Papa Vittorio Rocco
    Esther Minciotti
    Esther Minciotti
    • Mama Colletta Rocco
    Joe De Santis
    Joe De Santis
    • Father Gondolfo
    Silvio Minciotti
    • Joe Muto
    Eleanor Audley
    Eleanor Audley
    • Mrs. Jameson
    • (uncredited)
    Steve Benton
    • Truck Driver
    • (uncredited)
    Richard Bull
    Richard Bull
    • Doctor
    • (uncredited)
    Barbara Collentine
    Barbara Collentine
    • Nurse
    • (uncredited)
    Walter Conrad
    • John Gregory
    • (uncredited)
    Dick Crockett
    Dick Crockett
    • Train Conductor
    • (uncredited)
    Sam Gilman
    Sam Gilman
    • Dr. Atchison
    • (uncredited)
    Jester Hairston
    Jester Hairston
    • Train Porter
    • (uncredited)
    Theo Haran
    • Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    Betsy Jones-Moreland
    • Bit Role
    • (uncredited)
    Arthur Lovejoy
    • Mr. Jameson
    • (uncredited)
    Maggie Magennis
    Maggie Magennis
    • Nurse
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Richard Quine
    • Writer
      • John Fante
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    • Trivia
      Metropolitan Opera basso Salvatore Baccaloni's American feature-film debut, playing Papa. As such, he receives an "Introducing" credit in the opening.
    • Goofs
      When the audience last saw the kitchen floor, there was a gaping hole, as Papa was repairing the termite damage. Later as Nick was preparing to take Emily to the hospital he raced across the kitchen floor as if there was no gaping hole. Nick and Emily subsequently remarked that the kitchen floor had not yet been repaired.
    • Quotes

      Nick Rocco: Whatever happened to Dianetics and all that other nonsense?

      Emily Rocco: It's not nonsense. It's why you need semantics. It helps you learn about the true meanings of things.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Broadway by Light (1958)

    User reviews17

    Featured review
    9/10

    Sweet little film

    I was sick with the stomach flu one night and I turned on AMC around 3 in the morning not knowing what was on and I discovered this film. I had never heard of it before and I am a big film buff. I was pleasantly surprised. It is a nice sweet little gem of a film about family. It has some real tender moments and some quietly funny moments. It deals with a man, his wife, and his father. His father is originally from Italy and does not like his son's American ways. Which of course drives the son crazy. His wife is pregnant and he is concerned about that. His father wants to help him prepare to be a father, which has its good points and bad points. It shows, quite well, I think, the bonds and the love of family. If it is ever on I highly recommend it. It also has the best title for the story.
    • smitheeallen
    • Apr 14, 2002
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    • Release date
      • April 26, 1957 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • The Family Way
    • Filming locations
      • Saint John's Health Center - 1328 22nd Street, Santa Monica, California, USA(Emily is rushed to this hospital - since demolished/rennovated beyond recognition)
    • Production company
      • Columbia Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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