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Release Date:
April 13, 1957
Original Title:
I fidanzati della morte
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Rodaggio film
Sirio Film
Production Countries:
Italy
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 93
A tale of love, rivalry and passion set in the 50s, in the madcap world of motorcycle speed races, shot on the occasion of the main competitions of that time, such as Monza’s Moto GP and the last edition of the legendary Milano-Taranto race. With also very rare footage of the Moto Guzzi wind tunnel and factories. The film features, alongside popular actors Rik Battaglia and Sylva Koscina, many of the most important champions of those years: Geoffrey Duke, Libero Liberati, Bill Lomas, Enrico Lorenzetti, Reg Armstrong, Stanley Woods, Ken Cavanagh, Dickie Dale, Thomas Campbell, Pierre Monneret, Albino Milani, Walter Zeller, Bruno Francisci, all of them riding amazing Moto Guzzi, Gilera, Mondial and Norton bikes with the so charming and dangerous dustbin fairings that were going to be banned in 1958.
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Cinematography:
Aldo Giordani
Costume Design:
Marisa Crimi
Director:
Romolo Marcellini
Editor:
Eraldo Da Roma
Music:
Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
Producer:
Giuseppe Driussi
Production Design:
Carlo Egidi
Production Manager:
Orazio Tassara
Property Master:
Andrea Fantacci
Sound:
Mario Morigi
Writer:
Franco Solinas
Nicolò Ferrari
Jacques Rémy
Giuseppe De Santis
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