The Flame that Never Dies (1949)
Inspired to the real story of the Carabiniere Salvo D'Acquisto. We see how, to save 22 hostages from dead sentence by Nazi, he decided to sacrifice himself.
Director:
Vittorio Cottafavi
Writers:
Giorgio Capitani, Giuliano Conte, Siro Angeli, Oreste Biancoli, Fulvio Palmieri, Vittorio Cottafavi, Alberto Pozzetti, Ugo Betti.
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Gino Cervi as Luigi Manfredi |
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Maria Denis as Maria Valente |
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Leonardo Cortese as Giuseppe Manfredi |
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Luigi Tosi as Giovanni Manfredi |
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Carlo Campanini as Guido Valente |
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Danielle Benson as Caterina |
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Daniela Benucci as piccola Caterina/Carmina-Norina da bambina |
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Nando Bruno as il brigadiere |
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Tino Buazzelli as Michele |
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Maurizio Di Nardo as Luigi ragazzo |
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Giovanni Lovatelli as ufficiale tedesco |
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Fulvia Mammi as Norina |
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Carlo Mariotti as |
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Arnaldo Mochetti as |
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Gian Paolo Rosmino as il rettore del seminario |
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Barbara Vassarotti as |
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Gaio Visconti as il sindaco |
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Dina Romano as nonna di Norina |
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Aristide Garbini as il medico |
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Gustavo Serena as |
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Lorena Berg as |
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Diego Muni as |
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Siro Angeli as prete alla fucilazione |
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Giorgio Capitani as soldato francese alla locanda |
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Vittorio Cottafavi as capitano dei carabinieri |
| Writing | Giorgio Capitani | Screenplay |
| Production | Giampaolo Bigazzi | General Manager |
| Writing | Giuliano Conte | Screenplay |
| Writing | Siro Angeli | Screenplay |
| Writing | Oreste Biancoli | Screenplay |
| Writing | Fulvio Palmieri | Screenplay |
| Production | Giuliano Conte | Associate Producer |
| Crew | Mario Pagano | Military Consultant |
| Crew | Giuliano Conte | Script |
| Writing | Vittorio Cottafavi | Screenplay |
| Art | Antonio Leonardi | Set Decoration |
| Writing | Alberto Pozzetti | Screenplay |
| Production | Franco Navarra Viggiani | Producer |
| Crew | Franco Navarra Viggiani | Script |
| Writing | Ugo Betti | Screenplay |
| Crew | Oreste Biancoli | Script |
| Camera | Adalberto Albertini | Camera Operator |
| Production | Giulio Fianco | Production Supervisor |
| Camera | Guglielmo Garroni | Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Gigliola Rosmino | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Vittorio Cottafavi | Director |
| Directing | Riccardo Vaccari | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maria De Matteis | Costume Design |
| Sound | Alessandro Cicognini | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Piero Caserini | Production Manager |
| Editing | Renzo Lucidi | Editor |
| Art | Ottavio Scotti | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Amato Garbini | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Giorgio Capitani | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Gábor Pogány | Director of Photography |