In the movie La valigia dei sogni (The Suitcase of Dreams, Italy, 1953) directed by Luigi Comencini, some sequences from Cenere are inserted. The protagonist is a former silent film actor who has saved old movies of his time from destruction, and uses them to set up recreational performances at schools. After an accidental fire and the risk of prison, he meets a rich producer who helps him to build a film museum.
Director:
Umberto Melnati
Ettore Omeri
Maria Pia Casilio
Mariannina
Roberto Risso
Giorgio Astori
Ludmilla Dudarova
Baronessa Caprioli
Flora Mariel
Suora
Giulio Calì
Impiegato Biblioteca Nazionale
Xenia Valderi
Direttrice museo
Giuseppe Chinnici
Commissario
Nino Vingelli
un detenuto
Gemma Bolognesi
Amica baronessa
Pietro De Vico
il regista del provino
Eugenia Tavani
Portinaia
Marcello Mastroianni
(uncredited)
Italia Almirante-Manzini
Francesca Bertini
Lyda Borelli
Wanda Capodaglio
Helena Makowska
