The Condemned of Altona (film)

The Condemned of Altona (Italian: I sequestrati di Altona) is a 1962 Italian-French drama film directed by Vittorio De Sica. It is based on the play of the same name by Jean-Paul Sartre.[3] For this film Vittorio De Sica won the David di Donatello for Best Director.[4]

The Condemned of Altona
Film poster
Directed byVittorio De Sica
Produced byCarlo Ponti
Written byJean-Paul Sartre (play)
Abby Mann
Cesare Zavattini
StarringSophia Loren
Music byNino Rota
Franco Ferrara
CinematographyRoberto Gerardi
Distributed byTitanus (Italy)
Release date
  • 30 October 1962 (1962-10-30)
Running time
114 minutes
CountryItaly
France
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1.1 million (US/ Canada)[1][2]

Plot

A father, who is dying, calls together his family, to go over his last wishes.

Cast

Music

Although the credits indicate music by Nino Rota, the music used in the film is from the third movement, "Eternal Memory," of the Symphony No. 11 ("Year 1905") by Dmitri Shostakovich.

References
  1. "Top Rental Features of 1963", Variety, 8 January 1964 p 71. Please note figures are rentals as opposed to total gross.
  2. Aubrey Solomon, Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History, Scarecrow Press, 1989 p229
  3. "The Condemned of Altona". NY Times. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
  4. Enrico Lancia. I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 8877422211.
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