His Last Twelve Hours
His Last Twelve Hours (French: Pour l'amour du ciel, Italian: È più facile che un cammello...) is a 1951 French-Italian drama film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Jean Gabin, Mariella Lotti and Elli Parvo.[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Gastone Medin. It was shot at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia near Cinecittà in Rome.[2]
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| Directed by | Luigi Zampa |
| Written by | Cesare Zavattini Suso Cecchi d'Amico Vitaliano Brancati |
| Produced by | Carlo Civallero |
| Starring | Jean Gabin Mariella Lotti Elli Parvo |
| Cinematography | Carlo Montuori |
| Edited by | Eraldo Da Roma |
| Music by | Nino Rota |
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| Distributed by | ENIC Pathé Consortium Cinéma |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
| Countries | France Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Cast
- Jean Gabin as Carlo Bacchi
- Mariella Lotti as Margot, Bacchi's wife
- Julien Carette as Amedeo Santini
- Elli Parvo as Lidia Guidi, Bacchi's friend
- Antonella Lualdi as Maria
- Antonietta Pietrosi as Anna, Carlo Bacchi's daughter
- Paola Borboni as Luisa
- Carlo Sposito as The Duke Sorino
- Marga Cella as Mrs. Gigliosi
- Fausto Guerzoni as A worker
- Piero Pastore as A working trade unionist
- Dante Maggio as The cobbler
- Enrico Luzi as Witness of the accident
- Dino Raffaelli as Giuseppe
- Bella Starace Sainati as Luisa, Bacchi's aunt
- Bice Valori as Witness of the accident
References
- Hal Erickson (2011). "New York Times: His Last Twelve Hours". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2008.
- Chiti & Poppi p.139
Bibliography
- Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. Dizionario del cinema italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959. Gremese Editore, 1991.
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