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la fanciulla dell'altra riva (1942)

Original title: la fanciulla dell'altra riva
Production: Italy|77 min| black and white|
Dramatic, Romantic
a girl in poor health knows a fascinating businessman, who is actually a criminal, already sentenced to death but then escaped. the attraction between the two is strong, but the former lover of the man who would like to resume the relationship with him, who instead refuses taken from the passion and from the clean feelings towards the girl becomes alive. the woman reveals the true identity of the man to the girl who does not stand up to emotion and dies. the criminal, now on the way to redemption, sets himself up as a police officer.

Direction

Piero BalleriniPiero Balleriniregista
Sennuccio Benelliassistente alla regia
Carlo Malatestaaiuto regista

Production and Screenplay

Piero BalleriniPiero Ballerinisceneggiatore
Augusto Mazzettisceneggiatore
Sennuccio Benellisceneggiatore

Characters and Interpreters

Manuela Vega
Elsie Porter
Herbert Brandt / Blight
Ritter, banchiere
signor Bradford
Joe Manners, poliziotto
Luigi PaveseLuigi Pavese(età:45)
Herta, infermiera
Anna CarenaAnna Carena(età:43)
signora Bradford
Evelina PaoliEvelina Paoli(età:64)
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Technical staff

Leonida BarboniLeonida Barbonidirettore della fotografia
ManLuigi Ricciscenografo
ManGabriele Varrialemontatore
ManIgnazio Luceriispettore di produzione
Achille LongoAchille Longomusiche
Vittorio Valabregascenografo
Ferruccio Demartinidirettore di produzione