The Abandoned (1955 film)
| Gli Sbandati (The Abandoned) | |
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| Directed by | Francesco Maselli |
| Produced by | Antonio Pellizari |
| Written by |
Eriprando Visconti (story and writer), Francesco Maselli (writer), Ageo Savioli (writer) |
| Starring |
Lucia Bosé Isa Miranda Jean-Pierre Mocky Antonio De Teffè Giuliano Montaldo Fernando Birri Mario Girotti |
| Music by | Giovanni Fusco |
| Cinematography | Gianni Di Venanzo |
| Edited by | Antonietta Zita |
Release dates |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Abandoned. The Runaways or The Abandoned was the United States title for the 1955 Italian film Gli Sbandati, set during the aftermath of the Allied invasion of Italy in 1943 during World War II. The film entered the 1955 Venice Film Festival, where it received a special mention.[1] It is the directorial debut of Francesco Maselli.[2]
In 2008 the film was selected to enter the list of the 100 Italian films to be saved.[3][4][5]
Cast
- Lucia Bosé - Lucia
- Isa Miranda - Contessa Luisa
- Jean-Pierre Mocky - Andrea
- Goliarda Sapienza - Lucia's aunt
- Antonio De Teffè - Carlo
- Leonardo Botta - Ferruccio
- Marco Guglielmi - Scattered soldiers' officer
- Giuliano Montaldo - Scattered soldier from Tuscany
- Ivy Nicholson - Andrea's girlfriend
- Fernando Birri - Scattered soldiers' lieutenant
- Franco Lantieri - Scattered soldier from Veneto
- Giulio Paradisi
- Joop van Hulzen
- Mario Girotti
- Manfred Freidbager
- Bianca Maria Ferrari
- Dori Ghezzi
References
- ↑ Sight and sound, Volumes 24-25. British Film Institute.
- ↑ Gino Moliterno. The A to Z of Italian Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009. ISBN 0810868962.
- ↑ Massimo Bertarelli, Il cinema italiano in 100 film: i 100 film da salvare, Gremese Editore, 2004, ISBN 88-8440-340-5.
- ↑ Massimo Borriello (4 March 2008). "Cento film e un'Italia da non dimenticare". Movieplayer. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ↑ "Ecco i cento film italiani da salvare". Corriere della Sera. 28 February 2008. Retrieved 19 April 2013.