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Four Ways Out

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Four Ways Out
Italian film poster
Directed byPietro Germi
Written by
Produced byEduardo Capolino
Starring
CinematographyCarlo Montuori
Edited byRolando Benedetti
Music byCarlo Rustichelli
Production
company
Distributed byVariety Films
Release date
  • 12 October 1951 (1951-10-12)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Four Ways Out (Italian: La città si difende) is a 1951 Italian crime film directed by Pietro Germi and starring Gina Lollobrigida, Renato Baldini and Cosetta Greco.[1] The film won the award for Best Italian Film at the 1951 Venice Film Festival.[2]

The film's sets were designed by the art director Carlo Egidi. It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios and on location around Rome.

Synopsis

The four main characters rob a stadium ticket booth during a football match, afterwards dividing the spoils and splitting. The film follows their efforts to evade the police, complicated by the fact they are not professional criminals.

Cast

References

  1. ^ Curti p. 5
  2. ^ "La Città si difende". Allmovie. Retrieved May 15, 2010.

Bibliography

  • Roberto Curti. Italian Crime Filmography, 1968–1980. McFarland, 2013.