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Engaged to Death (1957)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 33M

Director : Romolo Marcellini

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Rik Battaglia
Rik Battaglia
Carlo
Sylva Koscina
Sylva Koscina
Lucia
Margit Nünke
Margit Nünke
Giovanna
Gustavo Rojo
Gustavo Rojo
Piero
Saro Urzì
Saro Urzì
Tullio
Carlo Ninchi
Carlo Ninchi
signor Parisi
Hans Albers
Hans Albers
Lorenzo
Marco Guglielmi
Marco Guglielmi
Cimino
Gualtiero De Angelis
Gualtiero De Angelis
Carlo
Emilio Cigoli
Emilio Cigoli
Piero
Luigi Pavese
Luigi Pavese
Lorenzo
Anna Maini
Anna Maini
Marida Vanni
Marida Vanni
Giovanni Piva
Giovanni Piva
Edoardo Toniolo
Edoardo Toniolo
Piero Pastore
Piero Pastore
Giorgio Pucci
Giorgio Pucci
Valeria Fabrizi
Valeria Fabrizi
Renato Navarrini
Renato Navarrini
Spartaco Ricci
Spartaco Ricci
Geoffrey Duke
Geoffrey Duke
Biker
Libero Liberati
Libero Liberati
Biker
Bill Lomas
Bill Lomas
Biker
Enrico Lorenzetti
Enrico Lorenzetti
Biker
Pierre Monneret
Pierre Monneret
Biker
Maria Tedeschi
Maria Tedeschi
Tour Eiffel Tourist (uncredited)

Crews

Romolo Marcellini
Romolo Marcellini
Director
Giuseppe De Santis
Giuseppe De Santis
Writer
Nicolò Ferrari
Nicolò Ferrari
Writer
Jacques Rémy
Jacques Rémy
Writer
Franco Solinas
Franco Solinas
Writer
Giuseppe Driussi
Giuseppe Driussi
Producer
Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
Music
Aldo Giordani
Aldo Giordani
Cinematography
Eraldo Da Roma
Eraldo Da Roma
Editor
Carlo Egidi
Carlo Egidi
Production Design
Marisa Crimi
Marisa Crimi
Costume Design
Orazio Tassara
Orazio Tassara
Production Manager
Andrea Fantacci
Andrea Fantacci
Property Master
Mario Morigi
Mario Morigi
Sound

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