Italy / Aug 31, 1949 / Venice Film Festival
The Flame that Never Dies (1949)
Directed by Vittorio Cottafavi
1h 35minruntime
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Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Inspired to the real story of the Carabiniere Salvo D'Acquisto. We see how, to save 22 hostages from dead sentence by Nazi, he decided to sacrifice himself.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Nando Bruno | il brigadiere |
| Tino Buazzelli | Michele |
| Maurizio Di Nardo | Luigi ragazzo |
| Giovanni Lovatelli | ufficiale tedesco |
| Fulvia Mammi | Norina |
| Carlo Mariotti | |
| Arnaldo Mochetti | |
| Gian Paolo Rosmino | il rettore del seminario |
| Barbara Vassarotti | |
| Gaio Visconti | il sindaco |
| Dina Romano | nonna di Norina |
| Aristide Garbini | il medico |
| Gustavo Serena | |
| Lorena Berg | |
| Diego Muni | |
| Siro Angeli | prete alla fucilazione |
| Giorgio Capitani | soldato francese alla locanda |
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| Vittorio Cottafavi | capitano dei carabinieri |
Genres
WarDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Fiamma che non si spegne |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | Italiano |
| Production countries | Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Orsa Film |
| Release date | 21 settembre 1949 |
| Production | Giuliano Conte, Franco Navarra Viggiani |
| Writer | Giorgio Capitani, Giuliano Conte, Siro Angeli, Oreste Biancoli, Fulvio Palmieri, Vittorio Cottafavi, Alberto Pozzetti, Ugo Betti |
| Editing | Renzo Lucidi |
| Cinematography | Gábor Pogány, Adalberto Albertini, Guglielmo Garroni |
| Assistant directors | Riccardo Vaccari, Giorgio Capitani, Gigliola Rosmino, Vittorio Cottafavi |
| Camera operators | Adalberto Albertini, Guglielmo Garroni, Gábor Pogány |
| Additional photography | Adalberto Albertini, Guglielmo Garroni, Gábor Pogány |
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| Production design | Ottavio Scotti, Antonio Leonardi |
| Art direction | Antonio Leonardi, Ottavio Scotti |
| Set decoration | Antonio Leonardi, Ottavio Scotti |
| Music | Alessandro Cicognini |
| Sound | Alessandro Cicognini |
| Costume design | Maria De Matteis, Amato Garbini |
| Makeup | Amato Garbini, Maria De Matteis |
| Hairstyling | Maria De Matteis, Amato Garbini |
Release dates
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Theatrical release
Italy / Sep 21, 1949
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