Sealed Lips (Italian: Labbra serrate) is a 1942 Italian mystery thriller film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Fosco Giachetti, Annette Bach, Andrea Checchi and Vera Carmi.[1] [2] It was shot at Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Piero Filippone and Mario Rappini.
| Sealed Lips | |
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 Italian theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Mario Mattoli |
| Written by | Leo Cattozzo Mario Mattoli Aldo De Benedetti Marcello Marchesi Stefano Vanzina |
| Produced by | Giulio Manenti |
| Starring | Fosco Giachetti Annette Bach Andrea Checchi Vera Carmi |
| Cinematography | Anchise Brizzi |
| Edited by | Fernando Tropea |
| Music by | Ezio Carabella |
Production company | Manenti Film |
| Distributed by | Nazionalcine |
Release date |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Synopsis
editA young man from a respectable background loses his head over a woman with a past. His friend, a lawyer, attempts to split the couple up and soon afterwards her murdered body is discovered.
Cast
edit- Fosco Giachetti as Ruggero D'Anzi
- Annette Bach as La contessa Lydia Lamsky
- Andrea Checchi as Carlo Massani
- Vera Carmi as Anna Massani
- Giulio Donadio as Il giudice Massani
- Carlo Campanini as Camillo Pardini
- Tino Scotti as Francesco Ugoletti
- Armida Bonocore as Laura Croci / Antonietta Marradi
- Nino Pavese as Il direttore del carcere
- Armando Migliari as Il commissario
- Gina Cinquini as Rosina
- Nino Eller as Il presidente del tribunale
- Amalia Pellegrini as La domestica di D'Anzi
- Peppino Spadaro as L'aiutante avvocato difensore
- Guido Verdiani as Il portinaio
- Giulio Panicali as Un amico di Pardini
- Stefano Sibaldi as Un amico di Pardini
- Loris Gizzi as L'avvocato difensore di Carlo
References
edit- ^ Morreale, Emiliano (31 July 2011). Così piangevano: il cinema melò nell'Italia degli anni Cinquanta. Donzelli Editore. ISBN 9788860365828 – via Google Books.
- ^ Curti p.42
Bibliography
edit- Curti, Roberto. Italian Giallo in Film and Television: A Critical History. McFarland, 2022.
External links
edit- Sealed Lips at IMDb
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