Long Night in '43
7.3
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?
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Cast
20 people
Belinda Lee
Anna
Known for
Ghosts of Rome
Enrico Maria Salerno
Pino Barilari
Known for
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
School of Thieves
Gabriele Ferzetti
Franco Villani
Known for
Once Upon a Time in the West
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Andrea Checchi
Pharmacist
Known for
Black Sunday
Two Women
Nerio Bernardi
Attilio Villani
Known for
Purple Noon
Totò versus Maciste
Isa Querio
Mrs. Villani
Also in
Maddalena
La banda Casaroli
Gino Cervi
Carlo 'Sciagura' Aretusi
Known for
The Little World of Don Camillo
Becket
Raffaella Carrà
Ines Villani
Known for
Von Ryan's Express
The Organizer
Loris Bazzocchi
Vincenzi
Known for
Nothing Left to Do But Cry
Fantozzi to the Rescue
Carlo Di Maggio
Mario Bolognesi
Known for
The Widower
Totò, Peppino and... the Sweet Life
Alice Clements
Blanche Villani
Also in
The Giants of Thessaly
Sexy proibito
Silla Bettini
Undocumented man
Known for
Don Camillo in Moscow
Misunderstood
Florestano Vancini Director · Pier Paolo Pasolini Screenplay Ennio De Concini Screenplay
First release August 28, 1960 · Produced in Italy, France · Languages French, Italian
Production
Ajace Produzioni Cinematografiche
Production
Euro International Films
Production
Euro International Film (EIA)
Production
Films Metzger et Woog
Production
Italy · France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
La lunga notte del '43
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
French · Italian
Release dates
Italy · August 28, 1960
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Italy · September 15, 1960
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
June 22, 1962 · Theatrical · DDR
April 4, 1966 · TV · BRD
Russia
July 9, 1962 · Theatrical
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