Engaged to Death (1957)
A tale of love, rivalry and passion set in the 50s, in the madcap world of motorcycle speed races, shot on the occasion of the main competitions of that time, such as Monza’s Moto GP and the last edition of the legendary Milano-Taranto race. With also very rare footage of the Moto Guzzi wind tunnel and factories. The film features, alongside popular actors Rik Battaglia and Sylva Koscina, many of the most important champions of those years: Geoffrey Duke, Libero Liberati, Bill Lomas, Enrico Lorenzetti, Reg Armstrong, Stanley Woods, Ken Cavanagh, Dickie Dale, Thomas Campbell, Pierre Monneret, Albino Milani, Walter Zeller, Bruno Francisci, all of them riding amazing Moto Guzzi, Gilera, Mondial and Norton bikes with the so charming and dangerous dustbin fairings that were going to be banned in 1958.
Director: Romolo Marcellini
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Rik Battaglia as Carlo |
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Sylva Koscina as Lucia |
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Hans Albers as Lorenzo |
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Margit Nünke as Giovanna |
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Gustavo Rojo as Piero |
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Saro Urzì as Tullio |
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Carlo Ninchi as signor Parisi |
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Marco Guglielmi as Cimino |
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Gualtiero De Angelis as Carlo |
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Emilio Cigoli as Piero |
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Luigi Pavese as Lorenzo |
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Anna Maini as |
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Marida Vanni as |
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Giovanni Piva as |
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Edoardo Toniolo as |
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Piero Pastore as |
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Giorgio Pucci as |
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Valeria Fabrizi as |
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Renato Navarrini as |
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Spartaco Ricci as |
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Geoffrey Duke as Biker |
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Libero Liberati as Biker |
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Bill Lomas as Biker |
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Enrico Lorenzetti as Biker |
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Pierre Monneret as Biker |
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Maria Tedeschi as Tour Eiffel Tourist (uncredited) |
| Directing | Romolo Marcellini | Director |
| Writing | Jacques Rémy | Writer |
| Art | Andrea Fantacci | Property Master |
| Sound | Mario Morigi | Sound |
| Writing | Giuseppe De Santis | Writer |
| Production | Orazio Tassara | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marisa Crimi | Costume Design |
| Writing | Nicolò Ferrari | Writer |
| Writing | Franco Solinas | Writer |
| Production | Giuseppe Driussi | Producer |
| Art | Carlo Egidi | Production Design |
| Sound | Angelo Francesco Lavagnino | Music |
| Editing | Eraldo Da Roma | Editor |
| Crew | Aldo Giordani | Cinematography |
