''At the Edge of the City'' ( it, Ai margini della metropoli) is a

1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito is chosen President of Yugosl ...

Italian

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drama directed by Carlo Lizzani. The film stars Massimo Girotti, Marina Berti and

Giulietta Masina Giulia Anna "Giulietta" Masina (22 February 1921 – 23 March 1994) was an Italian film actress best known for her performances as Gelsomina in '' La Strada'' (1954) and Cabiria in '' Nights of Cabiria'' (1957), for which she won the Cannes Film ...

. In

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a young man is falsely accused of killing his girlfriend. It was shot at the Palatino Studios in

and on location in the city. The film used neorealist style and was based on a real-life case.

Plot

Mario Ilari, a young unemployed worker, is unjustly accused of killing a girl he knows of him. Once arrested, he manages to escape and hide in the house of his partner Gina, but ends up in prison again. The lawyer Roberto Marini agrees to take his defense after being contacted by Luisa, a friend of Gina, convinced that the trial will give him the opportunity to assert himself. The situation, however, is complicated by the fact that Calì, a homeless man, says he saw Ilari at the scene of the crime. Ilari confesses that he met Greta through a female friend, who should have facilitated his expatriation. When the lawyer Marini accuses Calì of perjury, he kills himself. The situation is resolved when the body of Greta is found, killed by the real culprit after being kidnapped. Ilari is freed and Marini and Luisa confess their mutual love.

Cast

* Massimo Girotti as Avv. Roberto Martini * Marina Berti as Luisa *

as Gina Ilari *

Michel Jourdan Michel Yves René Leray (2 June 1926 – 4 August 1985), better known by the stage name of Michel Jourdan, was French film actor. Jourdan died in Paris on 4 August 1985, at the age of 59. Selected filmography * '' The Passenger'' (1949) * '' Mam ...

as Mario Ilari *

Lucien Gallas Lucien Gallas (March 23, 1904 – May 26, 1967) was a French stage and film actor.Waldman p.165 He was married to the actress Ginette Leclerc. Selected filmography * '' Holiday'' (1931) * ''Billeting Order'' (1932) * '' Little Jacques'' (1934) ...

as P.C. * Rossana Martini as Elena *

Adriana Sivieri Adriana Sivieri (born 21 June 1918) is an Argentine-born Italian retired film actress.Bertellini, Giorgio. ''The Cinema of Italy'', p. 256, Wallflower Press, 2004. She also worked in radio and as a voice actor, dubbing foreign films for release i ...

as Greta * Patrizia Lari as Betty * Paola Borboni as Madre di Luisa * Giulio Calì as Calì *

Amilcare Fabrizio __NOTOC__ Hamilcar ( xpu, 𐤇𐤌𐤋𐤊 , ,. or , , " Melqart is Gracious"; grc-gre, Ἁμίλκας, ''Hamílkas'';) was a common Carthaginian masculine given name. The name was particularly common among the ruling families of ancient Carthage ...

as Fabrizio *

Antonio Nicotra Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular m ...

Benedetta Rutili Benedetta is a feminine given name of Italian origin, the feminine equivalent of the masculine name Benedetto, a cognate of Benedict. Persons having the name include: * Benedetta Barzini (contemporary), Italian actress and model *Benedetta Bianchi ...

Cesare Fantoni Cesare Fantoni (1 January 1905 – 15 January 1963) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Born in Bologna, Fantoni began his acting career in Luchino Visconti’s stage proses until making his first on-screen appearance in 1937. ...

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Giuliano Montaldo Giuliano Montaldo (born 22 February 1930) is an Italian film director. Biography While he was still a young student, Montaldo was recruited by the director Carlo Lizzani for the role of leading actor in the film ''Achtung! Banditi!'' (1951). ...

* Andrea Petricca * Franco Caruso * Bruno Berellini * Maria Laura Rocca

References

Bibliography

* Moliterno, Gino. ''The A to Z of Italian Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

* 1953 films Italian crime drama films 1950s Italian-language films Films set in Rome Italian black-and-white films 1953 crime drama films Films directed by Carlo Lizzani Films directed by Massimo Mida 1950s Italian films Films shot at Palatino Studios {{1950s-Italy-film-stub