Flesh Will Surrender (1947)
Giovanni used to be a humble, mild-mannered government clerk whose life was turned upside down when he met Giulio, a notorious forger who at once set about manipulating the over-confident man. Giovanni did what he should never have done: he associated himself with the crook. Giulio soon laid hands on Giovanni's money, ruined his career and manhandled him into marrying his own mistress, the beautiful Ginevra. It was of course an unhappy marriage but Giovanni found a little solace when his son Ciro was born. Seven years later though, Wanzer resurfaced...
Director:
Alberto Lattuada
Writers:
Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Aldo Fabrizi, Piero Tellini, Alberto Lattuada, Federico Fellini.
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Roldano Lupi as Giulio Wanzer |
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Aldo Fabrizi as Giovanni Episcopo |
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Yvonne Sanson as Ginevra Canale |
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Ave Ninchi as Emilia Canale |
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Alberto Sordi as Doberti |
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Amedeo Fabrizi as Ciro Episcopo |
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Nando Bruno as Antonio |
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Francesco De Marco as Canale |
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Lia Grani as Signora Adele |
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Maria Gonnelli as Santina |
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Gino Cavalieri as Direttore dell'Archivio |
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Luca Cortese as Il Marchese Aguti |
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Folco Lulli as Carlini |
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Gian Luca Cortese as Il marchese Aguti |
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Diego Calcagno as Un amico |
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Mario Perrone as Un amico |
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Galeazzo Benti as L'Ufficiale di cavalleria |
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Luigi Filippo D'Amico as Un passante (uncredited) |
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Gina Lollobrigida as Ballerina alla festa di capodanno (uncredited) |
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Silvana Mangano as Ballerina alla festa di capodanno (uncredited) |
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Ugo Attanasio as Party guest speaking French (uncredited) |
| Writing | Suso Cecchi d'Amico | Screenplay |
| Sound | Felice Lattuada | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Gabriele D'Annunzio | Novel |
| Directing | Alberto Lattuada | Director |
| Writing | Aldo Fabrizi | Screenplay |
| Writing | Piero Tellini | Screenplay |
| Writing | Alberto Lattuada | Screenplay |
| Production | Marcello D'Amico | Producer |
| Writing | Federico Fellini | Screenplay |
| Directing | Filippo Mercati | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Raffaele Barba | Production Manager |
| Directing | Bianca Lattuada | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Luigi Gervasi | Assistant Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maria Baroni | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Sound | Mario Amari | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Eraldo Giordani | Sound |
| Sound | Fernando Previtali | Conductor |
| Production | Alfredo De Laurentiis | Production Secretary |
| Costume & Make-Up | Guglielmo Bonotti | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Aldo Tonti | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Giuliana Attenni | Editor |
| Art | Dario Cecchi | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gino Carlo Sensani | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Grazia De Rossi | Hairstylist |