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]
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Directed by | Vittorio De Sica |
Written by | Jean-Paul Sartre (play) Abby Mann Cesare Zavattini |
Produced by | Carlo Ponti |
Starring | Sophia Loren Maximilian Schell |
Cinematography | Roberto Gerardi |
Music by | Nino Rota Franco Ferrara |
Distributed by | Titanus (Italy) |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
Countries | Italy France |
Language | English |
Box office | $1.1 million (US/ Canada)[1][2] |
A father, who is dying, calls together his family, to go over his last wishes.
The music used in the film is from the third movement, "Eternal Memory," of Symphony No. 11 ("Year 1905") by Dmitri Shostakovich. The drawings on the walls of Franz's room are by the Sicilian artist Renato Guttuso.
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