In the Country Fell a Star (Italian: In campagna è caduta una stella) is a 1939 Italian comedy film directed by Eduardo De Filippo. It stars De Filippo, his brother Peppino De Filippo and Rosina Lawrence. When a famous American film star visits their small town, two brothers become obsessed with her and neglect their fiancées. It was based on the play A Coperchia è caduta una stella written in 1933 by Peppino De Filippo. Cast Rosina Lawrence as Margaret, l'americana Eduardo De Filippo as Pasquale Montuori Peppino De Filippo as Luigino Montuori Oretta Fiume as Rosina, la fidanzata di Luigino Dolores Palumbo as Clotilde Gorella Gori as La moglie de Teodorico Elena Altieri as La cognata di Margaret Adele Mosso as Zia Rita Gina Amendola as La governante di casa Montuori Armando Migliari as Teodorico, il farmacista Guido Notari as Il suocero di Margaret Edoardo Toniolo as Il fidanzato di Margaret Emilio Petacci as Il padre di Clotilde References Bibliography Moliterno, Gino. Historical Dictionary of Italian Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2008. External links 1939 films Italian comedy films 1939 comedy films 1930s Italian-language films Films directed by Eduardo De Filippo Films set in Italy Italian black-and-white films Films shot at Tirrenia Studios 1930s Italian films