The Walls of Malapaga
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| The Walls of Malapaga | |
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 Original French film poster |
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| Directed by | René Clément |
| Produced by | Alfredo Guarini |
| Written by | Jean Aurenche Pierre Bost (adaptation and dialogue) Cesare Zavattini Suso Cecchi d'Amico Alfredo Guarini (screenplay) |
| Starring | Jean Gabin Isa Miranda |
| Music by | Roman Vlad |
| Cinematography | Louis Page |
| Editing by | Mario Serandrei |
| Distributed by | MGM (1949 Italian release) Films International (1950 US release) |
| Release date(s) | France: November 5, 1947 United States: December 20, 1948 |
| Running time | France: 95 mins Italy: 104 mins United States: 89 mins |
| Language | French |
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The Walls of Malapaga (Italian: Le mura di Malapaga, French: Au-delà des grilles (Beyond the Gates), is a 1949 Franco-Italian film co-production made by Francinex and Italia Produzione. It was directed by René Clément and produced by Alfredo Guarini from a screenplay by Cesare Zavattini, Suso Cecchi d'Amico and Alfredo Guarini adapted by Jean Aurenche and Pierre Bost. The music score was by Roman Vlad and the cinematography by Louis Page.
The film stars Jean Gabin and Isa Miranda.
Gabin is a French criminal, Pierre Arrignon, on the run who finds himself in Genoa, Italy, and falls in love with a local girl, Marta Manfredini (played by Isa Miranda). The film is set in Italy but the dialogue is in French.
[edit] Awards
The Walls of Malapaga was highly regarded in its day: it won an honorary Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and both Clément and Miranda won awards at the Cannes Film Festival. However, it is little-known today, and is not available on video or DVD.
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| Preceded by Bicycle Thieves |
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film 1950 (Honorary Award before creation of official award) |
Succeeded by Rashomon |
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