The Testimony (1946 film)
The Testimony (Italian: Il testimone) is 1946 Italian crime film directed by Pietro Germi and starring Roldano Lupi, Marina Berti and Ernesto Almirante. It is one of several films regarded as an antecedent of the later giallo thrillers.[1]
The Testimony | |
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Directed by | Pietro Germi |
Written by | Diego Fabbri Cesare Zavattini Enrico Ribulsi Ottavio Alessi Pietro Germi |
Starring | Roldano Lupi Marina Berti Ernesto Almirante Sandro Ruffini |
Music by | Enzo Masetti |
Cinematography | Aldo Tonti |
Edited by | Gisa Radicchi Levi |
Production company | Orbis Film |
Distributed by | CEIAD |
Release date |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
The film was made at the Cines Studios in Rome. The sets were designed by the art director Salvo D'Angelo.
Cast
- Roldano Lupi as Pietro Scotti
- Marina Berti as Linda
- Ernesto Almirante as Giuseppe Marchi, il testimone
- Sandro Ruffini as L'avvocato difensore
- Cesare Fantoni as Il padrone dell' osteria
- Arnoldo Foà as L'impiegato dell' anagrafe
- Dino Maronetto as Andrea, il condanato
- Marcella Melnati as La padrone di casa
- Alfredo Salvatori
- Petr Sharov as Il pubblico ministero
- Pietro Fumelli
- Angelo Calabrese
- Vittorio Cottafavi
- Giovanni Petrucci
References
- Moliterno p.150
Bibliography
- Moliterno, Gino. A to Z of Italian Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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