The Condemned of Altona (film)
| The Condemned of Altona | |
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| Directed by | Vittorio De Sica |
| Written by | Jean-Paul Sartre (play) Abby Mann Cesare Zavattini |
| Produced by | Carlo Ponti |
| Starring | Sophia Loren Maximilian Schell |
| Cinematography | Roberto Gerardi |
| Music by | Nino Rota Franco Ferrara |
| Distributed by | Titanus (Italy) |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
| Countries | Italy France |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1.1 million (US/ Canada)[1][2] |
The Condemned of Altona (Italian: I sequestrati di Altona) is a 1962 Italian-French drama film directed by Vittorio De Sica. It is based on the play of the same name by Jean-Paul Sartre.[3] For this film Vittorio De Sica won the David di Donatello for Best Director.[4]
Plot
A father, who is dying, calls together his family, to go over his last wishes.
Cast
- Sophia Loren as Johanna
- Maximilian Schell as Franz
- Fredric March as Albrecht von Gerlach
- Robert Wagner as Werner von Gerlach
- Françoise Prévost as Leni von Gerlach
- Alfredo Franchi as Groundskeeper
- Lucia Pelella as Groundskeeper's wife
- Roberto Massa as Chauffeur
- Antonia Cianci as Maid
- Carlo Antonini as Police Official
- Armando Sifo as Policeman
- Osvaldo Peccioli as Cook
- Ekkehard Schall
Music
Although the credits indicate music by Nino Rota, the music used in the film is from the third movement, "Eternal Memory," of the Symphony No. 11 ("Year 1905") by Dmitri Shostakovich.
References
- ^ "Top Rental Features of 1963", Variety, 8 January 1964 p 71. Please note figures are rentals as opposed to total gross.
- ^ Aubrey Solomon, Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History, Scarecrow Press, 1989 p229
- ^ "The Condemned of Altona". NY Times. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
- ^ Enrico Lancia. I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 8877422211.
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- 1962 films
- 1962 drama films
- Italian films
- Italian drama films
- Films scored by Nino Rota
- French films
- French drama films
- French black-and-white films
- Films directed by Vittorio De Sica
- French films based on plays
- Italian films based on plays
- Films set in Hamburg
- Films with screenplays by Cesare Zavattini
- English-language French films
- Titanus films
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