As part of film season dedicated to Marlon Brando - Un Mito Chiamato Brando - Videoteca Pasinetti screens Guys and Dolls (U.S.A. 1955, 150’), directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz; starring Marlon Brando, Jean
Simmons, Frank Sinatra, Vivian Blaine,
Robert Keith.
Gambler Nathan Detroit (Frank Sinatra) has few options for the location of his big craps game. Needing $1,000 to pay a garage owner to host the game, Nathan bets Sky Masterson (Marlon Brando) that Sky cannot get virtuous Sarah Brown (Jean Simmons) out on a date. Despite some resistance, Sky negotiates a date with her in exchange for bringing people into her mission. Meanwhile, Nathan's longtime fiancée, Adelaide (Vivian Blaine), wants him to go legit and marry her.
Winner of the Golden Globe Awards for Best Motion Picture - Musical/Comedy, and for Best Motion Picture Actress - Musical/Comedy (Jean Simmons) (1956)