- HD 1080
- Runtime: 110m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: it
- Country: Italy
- Director: Franco Brusati
- Stars: Nino Manfredi, Johnny Dorelli, Anna Karina, Paolo Turco, Ugo D'Alessio
- keywords: immigrant, worker, switzerland, hardship, xenophobia, foreigners
- Production_studio: Verona Produzione
- Slogan: You'll Laugh Till Your Heart Breaks
- The Bread and Chocolate is featured in the top rankings of 1974
- #12 in Top Comedy Movies of 1974
- #29 in Top Drama Movies of 1974
An Italian immigrant tries to make a new life in Switzerland, taking on a series of increasingly menial jobs in order to do it. He attempts to fit into his new home and society but fails at every turn. Unable to go home again, will his tenacity and optimism be enough to live on?