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 |
| Directing | Lamberto Bava | Director |
| Writing | Gianfranco Clerici | Screenplay |
| Production | Roy Bava | Casting |
| Production | Lamberto Bava | Producer |
| Production | Andrea Piazzesi | Producer |
| Sound | Simon Boswell | Music |
| Crew | Gianfranco Transunto | Cinematography |
| Editing | Daniele Alabiso | Editor |
| Art | Katia Dottori | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Katia Dottori | Costume Design |
| Crew | Franco Casagni | Makeup Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Piero Cucchi | Hairstylist |
| Production | Alberto Brusco | Production Supervisor |
| Production | Francesco Fantacci | Production Manager |
| Production | Giorgio Nencini | Production Supervisor |
| Directing | Ferzan Özpetek | Assistant Director |
| Art | Lionello Fantacci | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | Francesco Romanello | Assistant Production Design |
| Art | Claudio Stefani | Property Master |
| Sound | Fabio Ancillai | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Romano Checcacci | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Claudio d'Amico | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Fiamma Maglione | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Rossana Maiuri | Assistant Sound Designer |
| Camera | Giancarlo Battaglia | First Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Roberto Esposti | Electrician |
| Camera | Stefano Marino | Key Grip |
| Camera | Elena Ucropina | Second Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Patrizia Crea | Seamstress |
| Directing | Enrico Crescenzi | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Vincent Messina | Music Supervisor |
| Crew | Dawne Allstrom | Dialogue Coach |
| Production | Anna Maria De Pedys | Administration |
| Production | Carlo Alberto Fantacci | Production Assistant |
| Art | Stefano Mafera | Title Designer |
| Directing | Rossana Rocchi | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Anita Sonnino | Other |
| Editing | Bruno Micheli | First Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Laura Baglioni | Assistant Editor |
| Writing | Giorgio Scerbanenco | Short Story |