The Thrill of the Skies
The Thrill of the Skies (Italian: L'ebbrezza del cielo) is a 1940 Italian war film directed by Giorgio Ferroni and starring Silvana Jachino, Mario Giannini and Mario Ferrari. A group of aspiring young pilots in the city of Asiago construct a glider. After service in the Spanish Civil War, they return to a heroic reception in their home city.[1]
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| Directed by | Giorgio Ferroni |
| Produced by | Sandro Pallavicini |
| Written by | Gian Paolo Callegari Remigio Del Grosso Domenico Paolella Raoul Quattrocchi Giorgio Ferroni |
| Starring | Silvana Jachino Mario Giannini Mario Ferrari Aldo Fiorelli |
| Music by | Amedeo Escobar |
| Cinematography | Vincenzo Seratrice |
| Edited by | Giorgio Simonelli |
Production company | INCOM |
| Distributed by | Cine Tirrenia |
Release date | 8 March 1940 |
Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Much of the film was shot on location around Asiago. Although mostly filmed in black-and-white, the last few minutes are in Dufaycolor.[2] Ferroni had recently returned from Spain, where he had directed pro-Nationalist documentaries.[3]
Cast
- Silvana Jachino as Maria
- Mario Giannini as Vittorio
- Mario Ferrari as L'aviatore
- Aldo Fiorelli as Franco
- Fausto Guerzoni as Fausto
- Franco Brambilla as Il ragazzo
- Adelmo Cocco as Il sacerdote
References
- Brunetta p.93
- Raimondo-Souto p.212-13
- Brunetta p.93
Bibliography
- Brunetta, Gian Piero. The History of Italian Cinema: A Guide to Italian Film from Its Origins to the Twenty-first Century. Princeton University Press, 2009.
- Raimondo-Souto, H. Mario. Motion Picture Photography: A History, 1891-1960. McFarland, 2006.
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