How I Discovered America

How I Discovered America
Italian theatrical release poster
Directed by	Carlo Borghesio
Written by	Carlo Borghesio Leo Benvenuti Mario Amendola Mario Monicelli Steno
Produced by	Luigi Rovere
Starring	Erminio Macario Carlo Ninchi Delia Scala
Cinematography	Mario Albertelli
Edited by	Rolando Benedetti
Music by	Nino Rota
Production company	Lux Film
Distributed by	Lux Film
Release date	1949 (1949)
Running time	89 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

How I Discovered America (Italian: Come scopersi l'America) is a 1949 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Borghesio and starring Erminio Macario, Carlo Ninchi and Delia Scala.^[1][2][3]

Italy, late 1940s. A young unemployed guy and a wily tramp move to South America in search of fortune, but after several misadventures, they will eventually decide to return to Italy.

• Erminio Macario as Cristoforo Colombo
• Carlo Ninchi as Gaetano
• Delia Scala as Lisa
• Folco Lulli as Signorotto
• Nino Pavese as Il capo compagnia
• Nunzio Filogamo as The Priest
• Dario Michaelis as Lisa's Fiancee
• Alfredo Rizzo as A Nazist
• Carlo Rizzo as A Nazist
• Pina Gallini as La sudamericana

• How I Discovered America at IMDb

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