City of Pain (1949)
The city of Pola is being evacuated after the peace conference of 1947 decided to assign the sovereignty to Tito's Yugoslavia. However the main character decides to stay, thinking that Communism might bring him a better future. Life turns to be hard for him and his family until he changes his mind, but he is killed before he can leave the country.
Director:
Mario Bonnard
Writers:
Anton Giulio Majano, Federico Fellini, Mario Bonnard, Aldo De Benedetti.
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Luigi Tosi as Berto |
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Barbara Costanova as Silvana |
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Gianni Rizzo as Sergio |
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Constance Dowling as Lubiza |
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Elio Steiner as Martini |
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Attilio Dottesio as Il fuggiasco |
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Felice Minotti as Il padre di Maria |
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Gustavo Serena as Il frate francescano |
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Raimondo Van Riel as Don Felice |
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Fedora Ratti as |
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Milly Vitale as Maria |
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Aristide Garbini as Cesare |
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Ivo Karavani as La spia slava |
| Writing | Anton Giulio Majano | Screenplay |
| Writing | Federico Fellini | Screenplay |
| Writing | Mario Bonnard | Screenplay |
| Camera | Tonino Delli Colli | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Aldo De Benedetti | Screenplay |
| Editing | Giulia Fontana | Editor |
| Directing | Mario Bonnard | Director |
| Directing | Alberto Cardone | First Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mario Rappini | Costume Design |
| Art | Mario Rappini | Production Design |
| Production | Franco Magli | Production Manager |
| Production | Aristodemo Petri | Production Secretary |
| Directing | Ermete Tamberlani | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Tullo Parmegiani | Sound |
| Sound | Giulio Bonnard | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Riccardo Pallottini | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Enrico Palmieri | Sound |
| Production | Francesco Alessandri | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Franco Palaggi | Unit Manager |