The Man Who Didn't Want to Die (1989)
DramaCrimeThrillerHorrorTV Movie
A young man lies in a hospital suspended between life and death. The police know nothing about him. The patient, in his rare moments of consciousness, only remembers his gang’s involvement in a robbery of a rare painting, and the mysterious Madame Jacno who commissioned Fabrizio, the gang leader, to steal the work of art. But someone is still trying to kill the patient, and as his life is continually threatened, his memory slowly comes back to him…!
Director:
Lamberto Bava
Writer:
Gianfranco Clerici
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Martine Brochard as Madame Janaud |
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Keith Van Hoven as Fabrizio |
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Gino Concari as Giannetto |
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Lino Salemme as Tito |
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Igor Zalewsky as Luigi |
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Stefano Molinari as Berto |
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Peter Pitsch as Britz |
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Raffaella La Vecchia as Victoria |
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Jacques Sernas as Monsieur Miraz |
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Daniela Franchi as Silvia |
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Massimo Mesciulam as Giovanni |
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Maria Grazia Martinoli as Fabrizio's Mother |
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Fabio Cavani as |
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Patrizia Aste as |
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Franca Fioravanti as |
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Alessandro Giglio as |
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Anna Ariel Genovese as |
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Maggiorino Porta as |
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Giuseppe Sulas as |
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Roberto Trapani as |
| Writing | Gianfranco Clerici | Screenplay |
| Directing | Lamberto Bava | Director |
| Production | Roy Bava | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Piero Cucchi | Hairstylist |
| Production | Giorgio Nencini | Production Supervisor |
| Sound | Fabio Ancillai | Sound Recordist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Katia Dottori | Costume Design |
| Sound | Romano Checcacci | Sound Mixer |
| Crew | Gianfranco Transunto | Cinematography |
| Art | Katia Dottori | Production Design |
| Crew | Franco Casagni | Makeup Effects |
| Editing | Daniele Alabiso | Editor |
| Production | Lamberto Bava | Producer |
| Sound | Simon Boswell | Music |
| Production | Francesco Fantacci | Production Manager |
| Directing | Ferzan Özpetek | Assistant Director |
| Art | Claudio Stefani | Property Master |
| Production | Andrea Piazzesi | Producer |
| Art | Francesco Romanello | Assistant Production Design |
| Art | Lionello Fantacci | Assistant Property Master |
| Production | Alberto Brusco | Production Supervisor |
| Camera | Elena Ucropina | Second Assistant Camera |
| Production | Anna Maria De Pedys | Administration |
| Crew | Dawne Allstrom | Dialogue Coach |
| Directing | Rossana Rocchi | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Giancarlo Battaglia | First Assistant Camera |
| Art | Anita Sonnino | Other |
| Sound | Fiamma Maglione | Dialogue Editor |
| Directing | Enrico Crescenzi | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Vincent Messina | Music Supervisor |
| Camera | Stefano Marino | Key Grip |
| Art | Stefano Mafera | Title Designer |
| Sound | Claudio d'Amico | Sound Effects Editor |
| Lighting | Roberto Esposti | Electrician |
| Costume & Make-Up | Patrizia Crea | Seamstress |
| Production | Carlo Alberto Fantacci | Production Assistant |
| Sound | Rossana Maiuri | Assistant Sound Designer |
| Editing | Bruno Micheli | First Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Laura Baglioni | Assistant Editor |
| Writing | Giorgio Scerbanenco | Short Story |