Caccia tragica (1947)

Director:

Giuseppe De Santis

Writers:

Giuseppe De Santis (story), Carlo Lizzani (story),

Stars:

Vivi Gioi, Andrea Checchi, Carla Del Poggio

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Vivi Gioi	...	Daniela 'Lili Marlene'
Andrea Checchi	...	Alberto
Carla Del Poggio	...	Giovanna
Vittorio Duse	...	Giuseppe
Massimo Girotti	...	Michele
Checco Rissone	...	Mimì
Umberto Sacripante	...	Il zoppo
Alfredo Salvatori	...	Un fattore
Folco Lulli	...	Un fattore
Michele Riccardini	...	Il maresciallo
Eugenia Grandi	...	Sultana
Piero Lulli	...	L'autista
Guido Della Valle	...	Il tedesco
Ermanno Randi	...	Andrea
Massimo Rossini	...	Il camoscio

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

neorealism | post world war two | post war italy

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Taglines:

...this close-cropped Lady Collaborationist whose beautiful locks were shorn because of her over-friendliness...

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Genres:

Action | Drama

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

4 November 1947 (Italy)

Also Known As:

The Tragic Hunt

Filming Locations:

Comacchio, Ferrara, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Associazione Nazionale Partigiani d'Italia (ANPI), Dante Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Italian censorship certificate #3174 dated October 3rd 1947

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Connections

Edited into Giuseppe De Santis (2008)

User Reviews

Not bad.

First, I must admit that I am not an Italian cinema specialist. Especially the neo realism one. This movie - the first of the film maker Giuseppe De Santis - describes very well the terrific situation that many populations knew all over Europe, just after WW2. This takes place in Italy, of course, and this hopeless tale shows us the homeless, poor people: men, women and children who had to struggle every day to survive, hanging along the roads. The lead is in charge of an important amount of money, the community's payroll - the only they have saved after the war disaster - and the dol is stolen after a violent robbery. Our hero knows the chief of the robbers, and he can't speak afterwards because the leader of the hoods took his wife as hostage.

Yes, it is a solid and very pessimistic drama, describing the state of mind, and not only mind, in which all these poor people had to live with. I know there were many of this kind of features, in this same period, from Italy. But I don't know them enough to speak further about this.