war
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drama film
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directed by
Giacomo Gentilomo
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Early life
He was born in Trieste. Gentilomo moved to Rome at a young age.
Career
At 21 years old he entered the cinema industry, working ...
.Moliterno p.264 It is considered one of the earliest films belonging to the genre of
Italian neorealism
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, due to its use of exterior scenes and the inclusion of non-professional actors. It was shot at the Scalera Studios in
Rome
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Naples
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. The film's sets were designed by the
art director
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It is the charge of a sole art director to supe ...
Alberto Boccianti
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Selected filmography
* '' Two Hearts Among the Beasts'' (1943)
* '' Special Correspondents'' (1943)
* '' Come Back to ...
’O sole mio
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Synopsis
Tito Gobbi
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He made his operatic debut in Gubbio in 1935 as Count Rodolfo in Bellini's '' La sonnambula'' and quickly appeared in Italy's major oper ...
stars as an Italian-American officer who is parachuted behind Axis lines to gather information on the movements of the German army and facilitate the allied landing. In Naples he comes into contact with local resistance groups and ordinary citizens, who then join in the revolt against the German occupiers.
Casy
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Tito Gobbi
Tito Gobbi (24 October 19135 March 1984) was an Italian operatic baritone with an international reputation.
He made his operatic debut in Gubbio in 1935 as Count Rodolfo in Bellini's '' La sonnambula'' and quickly appeared in Italy's major oper ...
as Giovanni, il cantante
* Adriana Benetti as La giovane padrona di casa
* Vera Carmi as Clara, la spia
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Arnoldo FoÃ
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Biography
Foà was born in Ferrara, Italy, to a Jewish f ...
as Peppino
*
Carlo Ninchi
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Selected filmography
* '' Before the Jury'' (1931) – Marcello Barra, il guardacaccia
* '' Mother Earth'' ( ...
as Il fratello di Clara
*
Ernesto Almirante
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Life and career
Born in Mistretta into a family of actors, Almirante worked several years on stage along his father Nunzio. He was also active as ...
*
Vittorio Caprioli
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Biography
Caprioli was born in Naples. Having graduated fr ...
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Salvatore Cuffaro
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* Heinrich Bode
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Cesare Fantoni
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Biography
Born in Bologna, Fantoni began his acting career in Luchino Visconti’s stage proses until making his first on-screen appearance in 1937. ...
*
Armando Francioli
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References
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1919 births
2020 deaths
Male actors from Rome
Italian men centenarians
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Giovanni Petrucci
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Cesare Polacco
Cesare Polacco (14 May 1900 – 2 March 1986) was an Italian actor and voice actor.
Biography
Born in Venice, Polacco started his career in 1920 in the stage company of Emilio Zago, with whom he played most of the Goldoni's repertoire. In 19 ...
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Vittorio Sanipoli
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Born Luciano Sanipoli in Genoa, he made his ...
Cinema of Italy
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References
Bibliography
* Moliterno, Gino. ''The A to Z of Italian Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.