Original subtitles

In collaboration with the copyright holders:

Compass Film and Arthur Cohn,

Mediaset, Infinity and Variety Communications

Miracolo a Milano was restored in 4K by Fondazione Cineteca di Bologna

and Compass Film from the original camera and soundtrack negatives,

and from a vintage interpositive preserved at Studio Cine laboratory.

Some sections of the negative were in an advanced state

of chemical decay and were seriously compromised,

so they were replaced with an interpositive.

A first generation vintage copy,

deposited by Manuel de Sica at the Cineteca di Bologna

was used as reference.

We wish to thank DoP Luca Bigazzi

for his supervision in the grading process.

The restoration work was carried out by L'Immagine Ritrovata, Bologna, in 2019.

ONCE UPON A TIME...

Good morning!

Good morning.

The world is so big!

What's seven times seven?

Forty-nine.

- And six times six? - Thirty-six.

Three times three?

Fifteen.

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten,

eleven, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20,

twenty-one, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27,

twenty-eight, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33,

thirty-four, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40,

forty-one, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46,

forty-seven, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54,

fifty-five, 56, 57, 58, 59,

sixty, 61, 62, 63, 64...

WALK HAPPY WITH FAITA SHOES

Little boy, let's go!

ORPHANAGE

Good morning.

- Good morning. - Good morning.

Good morning.

- Who are you saying "good morning" to? - To you.

- To me? - Yes.

- Do you know me? - No.

Then why are you saying "good morning" to me?

I really mean to wish you a good morning.

Get lost!

That's all I need, an idiot at this time in the morning!

- Excuse me, is there a job for me? - No.

Excuse me.

That's mine.

- Was it yours? - Yes.

There's hardly anything in it.

I just liked the bag.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

- Good night. - Good night.

Excuse me, where can I find a place to sleep?

You have to go back into the center, but the last tram's already left.

I could put you up at my house, if you want.

Thank you.

Okay, then, let's go.

Thanks a lot.

You're welcome.

You've been very kind.

- I don't know how to thank you. - There's really no need.

The sun!

The sun!

Come on in!

Lovely, isn't it?

Kick him out!

Move over!

Don't push!

- Go stomp your feet! - Move your hands!

Clean your nose, you fool!

Come on in.

I'm not cold.

I've got a vest.

- Over there! - The sun!

Look how selfish he is! He wants it all for himself.

Bloody hell!

Damn it, the sun's gone away too.

Come on, Angela.

Chin up, little one!

Jump! Run!

Peek-a-boo! Stamp your feet!

Come on! Stamp your feet!

Peek-a-boo!

Peek-a-boo!

Peek-a-boo! Stamp your feet!

Peek-a-boo!

PROPERTY OF BRAMBI

Angela, what's five times five?

Angela, what have you done?

What's three times three?

- Good morning! - Good morning!

Grab that paint. Look, it's right over there.

What are you doing?

This way the children will learn something.

- Can I help? - Of course, come on.

Thank you.

One Times One Square...

Hey, if you like I'll give the place a nice hoovering!

Come on, lads! Get to work!

Works ennobles, and makes men rich.

- It's beautiful! - Lovely!

Beautiful!

- It's mine! I saw it first! - No, it's mine.

- It's mine. - I'm the one who saw it.

No, I saw it first. I found it. It's mine.

And where was I?

It doesn't matter. I saw it first, so it's mine!

- No way! Get lost! - Are you denying it's mine?

You didn't see a damn thing first!

I'm telling you, it's mine and I'm keeping it!

- It's not yours! - I'm keeping it!

- You damn fool! I saw it first! It's mine! - You didn't see anything!

What is it that you saw first?

Excuse me, but I saw it first.

Clear off!

- I'll smash your — - That statue's mine!

I'm going to smash you right into the statue!

Hold on!

- What is it? - Blow.

- Well? - That's all.

Clear off home. Get lost.

Who cares, you can keep your statues and all this rubbish.

Keep your mummies too!

To hell with it all. Get out of my way.

Come on!

- It's beautiful, right? - So beautiful!

- Fantastic! - Bring it to the square.

- Could you hammer this in, please? - Of course.

Here, hang this up over there.

I'd give an arm and a leg to be as tall as you.

I'm not that tall. It's just an impression.

I'd give an arm and a leg.

Really, I'm not that tall.

- What's eight times eight? - Sixty-four.

Really, I'm not that tall.

You say that because you don't know what being four foot tall is like.

There's not that much difference between you and me.

We're both small.

And life is beautiful for us, too.

- Good morning. - Good morning.

Good morning.

Ouch!

Blessed are the young!

I can hardly keep going with this rheumatism!

Me neither. All it takes is the slightest effort and...

Ouch!

- Good morning. - Good morning.

- Good morning. - Good morning.

- Mind your own business! - The poor animals...

Mind your own business! I do as I please!

Mind your own business!

- Beautiful. - Beautiful! She's gorgeous!

Look how well-made she is!

Leave me alone!

I don't want anything to do with any of you!

- All of you, stay away from me! - Give it a rest!

Damn tramps! Mind your own business!

I'll kill as many animals as I want! Got that?

Cut it out!

- There better not be any missing hens! - Go on! Clear off!

I don't like hens either.

What? Should we move it?

He was going after the hens again.

I know what he needs.

A good thrashing.

One he'll remember for the rest of his days.

Why did you move me?

I was fine where I was.

Now you're facing the rising sun. What more do you want?

Arturo!

Arturo, come down!

Arturo, come down!

Come down, Arturo!

Arturo, come down!

Arturo!

- Come down, Arturo! - No!

Arturo, the train!

Why?

- What did you do that for? - I'm bored.

No. Come with me.

Life is beautiful.

Try it!

You try it!

There you go! See? You can do it.

Come on, down you go.

You can do it.

- Good morning. - Good morning.

- Husband and wife? - Yes.

There's a shack for two at the end, on the right.

- Are you by yourself? - No.

These are my husband, my child and my maid.

- Are you on your own? - No, I'm with him.

There's a shack for two down at the end.

Excuse me, but I'd like a shack with plenty of sunlight.

- Of course. - Plenty of sunlight.

- What's your job? - Giuseppe. I am Giuseppe.

Families down that way, to One Times One Square.

Where that half-built shack is.

I'm a bachelor.

- A bachelor? - Yes.

All right, that shack with...

- Are you on your own? - Alone.

- Alone? - Yes, I'm a homemaker.

Bachelors this way, unwed women that way.

Edvige, get a move on!

What are you doing?

- Where is this shack? - Right up ahead, ma'am.

Giuseppe, stop.

Here it is.

- This should do, shouldn't it? - Yes.

Have you had enough?

Edvige!

Wicked, wicked girl!

Ma'am, she didn't do anything wrong. On the contrary.

She must be careful.

We can't go on like this.

Ma'am, she didn't do anything wrong.

Actually, I liked it a lot.

I'll fire you!

Ma'am, I love water. Believe me.

I love it. Look.

What the — Damn it! It took me an hour to fill that!

If you need anything at all, just ask. Goodbye.

Thank you!

Beyond the Piave There is a tavern

There's plenty to drink there

Food to be eaten And a nice bed to sleep in

There's plenty to drink there

Food to be eaten And a nice bed to sleep in

Here we are. This is the land.

I'll give you no more than ten million for it.

My last offer: 30 million and it's yours.

- Eleven! - Twenty-nine!

- Twelve! - Twenty-eight!

- Thirteen! - Twenty-seven!

- Fourteen! - Twenty-five! 26!

- Eleven! - Twenty-nine!

- Twelve! - Twenty-eight!

- Thirteen! - Twenty-seven!

- Fourteen! - Twenty-six!

- Thirteen! - Twenty-seven!

- Fourteen! - Twenty-six!

- Thirteen! - Twenty-eight!

- Thirteen! - Twenty-nine!

- Nine! - Twenty-seven!

- Ten! - Twenty-eight!

- Eleven! - Twenty-five, and not a penny less!

- Who are all these folk? - Poor people.

What are they doing here?

You can get rid of them whenever you want to.

Are you sure of that?

Why, of course!

If I stamp my feet, they'll just run off.

It doesn't look that easy to get rid of them.

He says it's not easy to get rid of them!

What nonsense!

Gentlemen, do you want to warm yourselves?

Come over!

Be our guests.

Here we are, all of us together.

As you can see, I'm cold, just like you.

And why is that? Because we're all the same.

Yes, my nose may be a little smaller or a little larger than yours,

but it's still a nose.

That's the truth of it, my friends. A nose is a nose!

What does that mean?

What's my nose got to do with anything?

What does that mean?

Why should they have to leave their shacks?

You've got a house. Probably two.

Do we have to know each other's names to be brothers? No.

- Do I perhaps know your name? - No.

- And yours? - Rappi.

I know it now because you told me, but I didn't a minute ago,

and yet I liked you just the same.

Because my hand has five fingers,

and so has his!

And his.

- Bravo! - Bravo!

Long live Mr. Mobbi!

Long live Mr. Mobbi!

All we need's a shack To live and sleep in

All we need's a bit of ground

To live and die on

All we ask for is a pair of shoes

Some socks and a bit of bread

That's all we need

To believe in tomorrow

That's all we need

To believe in tomorrow

All we need's a shack To live and sleep in

All we need's a bit of ground

To live and die on

All we ask for is a pair of shoes

Some socks and a bit of bread

That's all we need

To believe in tomorrow

That's all we need

To believe in tomorrow

Attention please!

Attention please! Here comes the prize!

Quiet! Check your numbers!

May I, ma'am?

Attention please! It's time to draw the winning lottery ticket.

First prize: a real chicken!

Ninety.

Ninety!

Who's got 90?

- Ninety. - Ninety!

- Who's got 90? - Has nobody got 90?

- Eighty-nine. - I said 90.

It's only off by one.

You idiot, 89 isn't 90! I've got 12.

That's 90.

It can't be mine. I should be so lucky!

Where's number 90?

Ninety!

Black...

Number 90 wins the chicken.

Another number!

If nobody has got 90, we'll draw another number.

That's 90!

- He's right. That's 90. - Really?

Yes, it's 90. Go on!

Ninety!

Ninety!

Sit down here, you lucky man!

Eat up!

Give me a little bit.

- Give me a little bit. - No!

Look at him eat.

Well done!

One lira for the sunset. Take a seat.

One lira for the sunset. Take a seat over there.

Here you go.

One lira for the sunset.

One lira for the sunset. Take a seat.

One lira. One lira for the sunset. Take a seat.

Please, sit here. One lira for the sunset.

Edvige?

That's enough with the amusements. Afterwards, back to work.

One lira.

What do you mean, "no"?

- The chair's mine, I'm not paying. - But whose ground is it?

If everyone else pays, you can do so too. You're even in the front row!

- Don't make me lose my temper! - Silence!

Are you going to pay or not? Either pay or go!

What a profile!

What a face! What a forehead!

Who knows what you'll become in life, with that smile, that forehead!

You won't end your days here! No way!

Who knows how far you'll go, with a gaze like that!

You'll become an important person.

You won't end your days here. Who knows who your father was!

One hundred lire.

One hundred lire?

Next.

What a forehead.

What a smile! What a face!

You've got an inner light.

What a fine profile!

What a forehead! What a spiritual gaze!

You're someone special. Who knows what you might become!

You won't end your days here.

Who knows who your father was!

One hundred lire.

It's going!

It's going!

- It's going! - Beautiful!

It's still there!

It's going now! It's going!

- It's gone. - Beautiful.

- It was so beautiful. - Great!

The show's over. Let's go!

Water!

Hurrah for water!

Hurrah for water! Hurrah for water!

HURRAH FOR WATER

HURRAH FOR WATER

It's petroleum!

Get back! It's petroleum!

Keep back!

It's petroleum!

Don't smoke!

Hurrah for petroleum!

Hurrah for petroleum!

END OF PART ONE

PART TWO

- Good morning. - Good morning.

Good morning.

- Good morning. - Good morning.

- Good morning. - Good morning.

Good morning.

- Good morning. - Good morning.

Good morning.

Catch him!

Catch him!

Eat up.

Come on, eat.

Eat. Eat it all.

FANO CHOCOLATE

- Thank you. Fano chocolate is the best. - Fano chocolate is the best.

No. What will you say when you go begging?

"God bless you. Fano chocolate is the best."

- And you? - "Thank you. Fano chocolate is the best."

Good man!

"God bless you. Fano chocolate is the best."

- And you? - "God bless you..."

"Thank you. Fano chocolate is the best."

"Fano chocolate..."

"God bless..."

"Fano chocolate..."

"Fano... chocolate!"

Tramps!

As soon as you've finished here, do the other signs as well.

PROPERTY OF MOBBI

You have to leave! Now!

You must evacuate the area!

By tonight.

Evacuate? Why do we have to go?

Excuse me, but there must be some mistake.

There's no mistake!

This is Mr. Mobbi's land, and you have to get off it!

Clear off! Clear off!

You scoundrels! Clear off!

Stop!

We can't just go and leave our homes.

This is private property.

Is this what Mr. Mobbi wants?

Yes, it's private property.

Excuse me. One, two, three, four, five.

No, Mr. Mobbi wouldn't do this.

Yes, he would. It's private property!

Clear off! Clear off!

That's enough! Enough!

Enough talk, you have to go!

What's going on?

Clear off!

If one of you so much as touches a hair on my head,

Mr. Mobbi will raze this camp to the ground!

Clear off!

Primo!

- They're just messing about. - Thank goodness!

- Oh, boy. - You rotten crook!

- Can I talk to Mr. Mobbi? - No, no, no.

No, no, no.

Yes, yes, yes!

Stop!

Let's go and see Mr. Mobbi!

One, two, three, four, five. Let's go.

Who is it? The Commission.

The Government Commission? I'll call you back.

Yes. Great. Buy!

Please, come in.

Please, over here.

Let's go!

Giovanni?

No, no. Be seated.

Tea?

Platoon!

Fall in!

Squeeze in there!

Please bring the tea, Giovanni.

Are you the leaders of the camp?

Yes.

I'm delighted to have you here.

Buy.

Milk or lemon?

Platoon, take your positions!

Fourth, fifth and sixth platoon! Everyone get on the truck!

Now...

A nose is a nose, Mr. Mobbi.

That's right.

We've even got a nice song.

All we need's a shack

To live and sleep in

All we need's a bit of ground

No, carry on. I like it.

All we need's a shack

To live and sleep in

Giovanni.

- Humidity. - At once.

- Northerly wind. - Northerly wind.

You can go.

- Mr. Mobbi? - Yes?

- Goodbye. - Thank you.

Goodbye.

- Mr. Mobbi — - Five fingers!

Thank you.

- Good day. - Good day.

- Good day. - Good day and goodbye.

Good day!

Good day!

Good day.

Halt! About turn!

Forward march!

Halt! About turn!

Forward march!

Halt! About turn!

Forward march!

Where do you think you're going?

Totò, they're kicking us out!

Keep moving!

No!

It must be a mistake.

It's no mistake!

Let's go!

Clear off! Clear off!

Where are you going?

What are you doing?

Retreat!

Turn back!

Back to your positions!

Captain, reinforcements are here!

Forward march!

Platoon, halt!

Forward march!

About turn!

Cowards!

- What's going on? - They're rebelling.

At attention!

Run!

Gaetano! Giuseppe!

Alfredo!

Gaetano!

Testing, testing.

Surrender.

- Surrender! - Alfredo! Gaetano! Giuseppe!

- Surrender! - Gaetano! Giuseppe! Alfredo!

It's smoke! It's just smoke.

- Run! - Surrender!

Surrender!

Run!

Surrender!

Surrender!

Surrender.

Surrender!

- Gaetano! Alfredo! Arturo! - Surrender!

Surrender!

Surrender!

Looks like they're surrendering.

Fall in!

Fall in!

Totò!

Totò!

My dear darling Totò!

It's me.

I haven't come before because it's not easy to get away.

Take this, my dear.

This dove is yours.

You can do anything you want.

Do you want to stay with your friends?

Do you want the moon? Remember when you wanted the moon?

Mother.

Don't cry.

I have to go now. Can you hear?

Can you hear? They're coming!

Goodbye, my dear. Goodbye.

Hide it away. Hide it...

Two fried eggs.

Three fried eggs.

Arturo! Alfredo! Gaetano!

Arturo! Gaetano!

Giovanni! Gaetano! Alfredo! Come here!

Blow! Blow!

Blow! Blow!

Damn this wind. Get the hoses!

The hoses!

The hoses!

And you, don't cry. These people deserve no mercy.

Get the hoses!

Get rid of them or you're fired. Move it!

Fall in!

Quick, fall in!

I've repaired lots of umbrellas, but I've never seen this make before.

And I've repaired lots of them.

Holy Mother, he's an angel!

Something even greater.

I always said it, he's a saint!

Something even greater.

Fire!

They're shooting!

You have ten seconds to surrender!

One, two, three,

four, five,

six, seven,

eight, nine,

ten!

What did you expect? Charge them! Imbecile.

Imbecile.

Charge!

Charge!

Bravo!

You're demoted! Demoted!

Come forward, second-in-command.

Charge!

Bravo!

Let's march, let's march! Let's march, let's march!

Let's march, let's march! Let's march, let's march!

"Let's march!"

Drunkards!

Drunkards! Scoundrels!

Forward, second platoon!

The road's iced over! What's going on?

- Spy. - Spy.

Spy.

We've got one too!

- Totò. - Totò.

Totò, I want a fur coat!

A fur coat, Totò! I want a fur coat!

Totò, give me a fur coat! A fur coat!

Totò, give me a fur coat! A fur coat!

Totò!

Totò, a sewing machine!

Thank you, Totò!

Me too!

Calm down!

Come on, Totò! A nice radio!

- Thank you, Totò! - Thank you!

- I'd like — - Totò!

Clothes, Totò! A whole outfit!

A tailcoat!

Totò, I asked for a suit!

- Help me, Totò! - Totò, a nice pair of trousers.

Totò, a suitcase!

Totò, a house!

What's a "would like"?

Quiet!

Line up calmly. I'll make everybody happy. I promise.

Line up!

- What do you want? - To be taller.

- You? - An accordion.

- To be taller. - A wardrobe.

- A wardrobe. - A blanket.

A fur coat, Totò.

- A pair of shoes, Totò! - I asked for a wardrobe, Totò.

Before you give it all away, can I have a fur coat?

- A fur coat. - A suit!

To be taller.

- A wardrobe. - A shirt!

To be taller.

- You? - A bed!

- Turn it around! - Can't you see it's too big?

We have to widen the doorway!

If we're not quick, he'll fly back to Heaven.

Quiet! What do you want?

To be taller.

A bit shorter.

A bit taller.

Incredible!

I want a million, Totò! One million!

- Two million! - One million, Totò!

Write it down.

- You? - One million!

- Two million! - Three million!

- Four million! - Five million!

One million millions!

One million million million million million million million million millions!

One million million million million

million million million million million million million million millions!

Take that!

Plus one! Take that!

Edvige!

Where are you going?

Two million!

Edvige!

Edvige!

Totò!

I want to become white.

Yes.

- Excuse me, sir. - Come forward.

- Go see what's happening. - Very well.

Go see what's happening.

- Me? - Yes.

Someone's here!

Edvige, someone's at the door. Open it!

Be careful or you'll get your shirt dirty. Wash your hands.

Someone's here!

Edvige, the baby's shouting. Open the door!

Millions! Millions!

Totò! Totò!

Totò, open up!

- Do me this favor! - No.

I'm not anything.

I'm just Totò.

My mother's doing all of this.

What is this thing?

The baby!

Goodness me!

Open up, Totò! Do me this favor!

Good evening.

Mink is by far the loveliest fur.

No, ocelot is more elegant and can be worn in the morning and the evening.

Totò.

Tot —

Excuse me.

Tot —

God bless you.

God bless you!

Fano chocolate is the best. God bless you!

Fano chocolate is the best. God bless you!

Fano chocolate is the best...

- Giuseppe, take the baby. - Beautiful!

My dear.

What a beautiful lady!

What a gorgeous dress!

Such elegance!

Beautiful!

It's a beautiful dress, ma'am!

Open up!

Totò!

What would you like?

Turn me into a general.

I want to go to the city!

That imbecile!

That idiot! What the —

Down! Get down!

Get down, you idiot!

- Get down, you fool! - Get down!

Stand up!

- Clap him in irons! - In irons!

To prison with him!

- But — - Take him away!

Shall we attack, Mr. Mobbi?

No, at dawn. We'll wait for the light.

Would you like the moon? You can even have the moon.

Come on.

I don't know.

Come on.

Shoes.

- Totò, do me a favor. - I can't!

- I'm full of rheumatisms. - I can't!

Do me this favor.

Miss!

- Miss! - Kiss me! Kiss me!

Miss, kiss me!

I want to go to the city.

Good night.

- Good night, Totò. - Good night.

Edvige, the dove! My mother brought it back to me.

Edvige!

Edvige!

Would you like... the sun?

Yes.

The dove!

The dove!

Totò, where are you?

Move it!

Totò!

- Move it! - Totò!

- Totò! - Come on, keep moving!

Move along!

Totò!

Keep moving!

Move it!

Go!

- Goodbye, Totò. - Goodbye. The dove!

Totò!

Totò!

Everyone grab a broom!

- Everyone grab a broom! - The baby!

Giuseppe, the baby!

Come on, let's go!

Upsy-daisy!

All we need's a shack To live and sleep in

All we need's a bit of ground To live and die on

All we ask for is a pair of shoes Some socks and a bit of bread

That's all we need To believe in tomorrow

That's all we need To believe in tomorrow

...TOWARDS A KINGDOM

WHERE GOOD MORNING REALLY MEANS GOOD MORNING!

THE END