''The Testimony'' (Italian: ''Il testimone'') is 1946 Italian crime film directed by

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and starring Roldano Lupi, Marina Berti and Ernesto Almirante. It is one of several films regarded as an antecedent of the later

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thrillers.Moliterno p.150 The film was made at the

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. The sets were designed by the art director

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Cast

* Roldano Lupi as Pietro Scotti * Marina Berti as Linda * Ernesto Almirante as Giuseppe Marchi, il testimone *

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as L'avvocato difensore *

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as Il padrone dell' osteria * Arnoldo Foà as L'impiegato dell' anagrafe *

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as Andrea, il condanato *

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as La padrone di casa *

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as Il pubblico ministero *

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* Vittorio Cottafavi *

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References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1946 films Italian crime films 1946 crime films 1940s Italian-language films Films directed by Pietro Germi Films with screenplays by Cesare Zavattini Cines Studios films Italian black-and-white films Films scored by Enzo Masetti 1940s Italian films {{1940s-Italy-film-stub