Fugitive in Trieste

Fugitive in Trieste (Italian: Clandestino a Trieste) is a 1951 Italian war-drama film directed by Guido Salvini and starring Doris Duranti, Jacques Sernas and Massimo Girotti.[1]

Fugitive in Trieste
Directed byGuido Salvini
Written by
Starring
Music byFiorenzo Carpi
CinematographyVincenzo Seratrice
Production
company
Distributed byAstor Pictures Corporation
Release date
  • 1951 (1951) (Italy)
  • 28 January 1954 (1954-01-28) (United States)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryFree Territory of Trieste
LanguageItalian

Plot

Giulio (Jacques Sernas), an Italian Air Force officer is arrested by Allied forces who believe he has deliberately bombed a hospital ship during World War II. Through the efforts of Lida (Doris Duranti), his sweetheart, a witness is found who proves the bombing was not intentional but the result of being hit by enemy fire.

Cast

Production

Fugitive in Trieste was one of a number of films of the era, including the British productionSleeping Car to Trieste (1946) and American Diplomatic Courier (1952) that used Trieste as a backdrop. These films often highlighted its cosmopolitan nature and as a borderline between different powers due to the Trieste question.[2]

References

Notes

  1. Pizzi 2001, p. 61.
  2. "he Current Situation in the Free Territory of Trieste." CIA, 1948. Retrieved: 22 June 2017.

Bibliography

  • Pizzi, Katia (2001). A City in Search of an Author: The Literary Identity of Trieste. Sheffield, UK: Sheffield Academic Press. ISBN 978-1-84127-284-9.


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