The Prisoners of Altona
| The Condemned of Altona | |
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| Directed by | Vittorio De Sica |
| Written by | Jean-Paul Sartre (play) Abby Mann Cesare Zavattini |
| Produced by | Carlo Ponti |
| Starring | Sophia Loren Maximilian Schell |
| Cinematography | Roberto Gerardi |
| Music by | Nino Rota Franco Ferrara |
| Distributed by | Titanus (Italy) |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
| Countries | Italy France |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1.1 million (US/ Canada)[1][2] |
The Condemned of Altona (Italian: I sequestrati di Altona) is a 1962 Italian-French drama film directed by Vittorio De Sica. It is based on the play of the same name by Jean-Paul Sartre.[3] For this film Vittorio De Sica won the Academy of Italian Cinema's David di Donatello award for Best Director.[4]
Plot
A father, who is dying, calls together his family, to go over his last wishes.
Cast
- Sophia Loren as Johanna
- Maximilian Schell as Franz
- Fredric March as Albrecht von Gerlach
- Robert Wagner as Werner von Gerlach
- Françoise Prévost as Leni von Gerlach
- Alfredo Franchi as Groundskeeper
- Lucia Pelella as Groundskeeper's wife
- Roberto Massa as Chauffeur
- Antonia Cianci as Maid
- Carlo Antonini as Police Official
- Armando Sifo as Policeman
- Osvaldo Peccioli as Cook
- Ekkehard Schall
Music and Art
The music used in the film is from the third movement, "Eternal Memory," of Symphony No. 11 ("The Year 1905") by Dmitri Shostakovich. The drawings on the walls of Franz's room are by the Sicilian artist Renato Guttuso.
References
- ^ "Top Rental Features of 1963", Variety, 8 January 1964 p 71. Please note figures are rentals as opposed to total gross.
- ^ Aubrey Solomon, Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History, Scarecrow Press, 1989 p229
- ^ Mark Deming (2012). "The Condemned of Altona". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
- ^ Enrico Lancia (1998). I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 8877422211.
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