Italy / Aug 28, 1960 / Venice Film Festival
1h 45min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
1943. The affair between Anna, unhappily married to wheelchair-bound Pino, and deserter Franco unfolds in foggy Ferrara, intertwining with the power struggle taking place within local Fascist ranks that culminates in a massacre of civilians, including Franco's father – Pino sees it all from his window, but will he tell anyone?
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Raffaella Carrà | Ines Villani |
| Loris Bazzocchi | Vincenzi |
| Carlo Di Maggio | Mario Bolognesi |
| Alice Clements | Blanche Villani |
| Silla Bettini | Undocumented man |
| Romano Ghini | Fascist |
| Mario Bellini | Fascist |
| Gabriele Toth | Franco's son |
| Franco Cobianchi | Fanelli |
| Cesare Martignoni | Fascist |
| Tullio Altamura | Fascist |
| Nino Musco | Fascist |
| Angelo Boscariol | Fascist (uncredited) |
Genres
WarDramaRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | La lunga notte del '43 |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | Italiano |
| Production countries | Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Ajace Produzioni Cinematografiche, Euro International Films |
| Release date | 15 settembre 1960 |
| Production | Sante Chimirri, Tonino Cervi, Alessandro Jacovoni |
| Writer | Giorgio Bassani, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Ennio De Concini, Florestano Vancini |
| Editing | Nino Baragli, Elvira Tonini |
| Cinematography | Carlo Di Palma, Divo Cavicchioli, Giovanni Bonivento, Dario Di Palma |
| Assistant directors | Renzo Ragazzi, Marco Leto, Florestano Vancini |
| Camera operators | Dario Di Palma, Divo Cavicchioli, Giovanni Bonivento, Carlo Di Palma |
| Additional photography | Divo Cavicchioli, Giovanni Bonivento, Dario Di Palma, Carlo Di Palma |
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| Production design | Carlo Egidi, Ugo Pericoli |
| Art direction | Ugo Pericoli, Carlo Egidi |
| Set decoration | Ugo Pericoli, Carlo Egidi |
| Special effects | Giovanni Stacchini |
| Music | Carlo Rustichelli, Mario Amari, Luigi Urbini |
| Sound | Mario Amari, Carlo Rustichelli, Luigi Urbini |
| Costume design | Pier Luigi Pizzi, Mimma Olivieri, Agnese Tonini, Thea Boggiatto, Jole Cecchini |
| Makeup | Thea Boggiatto, Mimma Olivieri, Agnese Tonini, Pier Luigi Pizzi, Jole Cecchini |
| Hairstyling | Mimma Olivieri, Agnese Tonini, Thea Boggiatto, Pier Luigi Pizzi, Jole Cecchini |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Italy / Sep 15, 1960
Germany / Jun 22, 1962 / DDR
Russia / Jul 09, 1962
TV
Germany / Apr 04, 1966 / BRD
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