| Alarm Bells | |
|---|---|
 Spanish film poster | |
| Directed by | Luigi Zampa |
| Written by | Paolo Heusch Piero Tellini |
| Produced by | Carlo Ponti |
| Starring | Gina Lollobrigida Yvonne Sanson Eduardo De Filippo |
| Cinematography | Carlo Montuori |
| Edited by | Eraldo Da Roma |
| Music by | Nino Rota |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Lux Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Alarm Bells (Italian: Campane a martello) is a 1949 Italian drama film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Gina Lollobrigida, Yvonne Sanson and Eduardo De Filippo.[1]
Location shooting took place on Ischia in the Gulf of Naples. The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Gherardi. A separate English-language version Children of Chance was produced. It was directed by Zampa but otherwise featured a different British cast of actors. It took around 113 million lira at the box office.[2]
Plot
Agostina has been working as a prostitute during World War II, has been sending the money she has saved back to her hometown priest for safekeeping. After the war she returns to the island with her friend Australia, planning to open a clothing shop. However, she discovers that the Priest had been dead a year and his successor believing that the money was a donation has spent it all on an orphanage for those who have lost their parents in the war.
Cast
- Gina Lollobrigida as Agostina
- Yvonne Sanson as Australia
- Eduardo De Filippo as Don Andrea
- Carlo Giustini as Marco
- Carlo Romano as Gendarme
- Clelia Matania as Bianca
- Agostino Salvietti as Mayor
- Ernesto Almirante as Landowner
- Gino Saltamerenda as Butcher
- Salvatore Arcidiacono as The Pharmacist
- Ada Colangeli as Francesca
- Carlo Pisacane as Filippo the altar boy
- Francesco Santoro as Franco
- Vittoria Febbi as Connie
- Pasquale Misiano as Chauffeur
See also
- Children of Chance (1949)
References
- ^ Hal Erickson (2011). "The New York Times: Campane a martello". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2008.
- ^ Chiti & Poppi p.74
Bibliography
- Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. Dizionario del cinema italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959. Gremese Editore, 1991.
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