The Flight of the Innocent (1992)
"La corsa dell'innocente" (original title)

The boy Vito is a portrait of beauty and wide-eyed innocence spawned from a violent family of kidnapers and murderers in the South of Italy. When his entire family is murdered by a rival ... See full summary »

Director:

Carlo Carlei

Writers:

Carlo Carlei (screenplay), Carlo Carlei (story),

Stars:

Manuel Colao, Federico Pacifici, Salvatore Borghese

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 3 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Manuel Colao	...	Vito
Federico Pacifici	...	Scarface
Salvatore Borghese	...	Vito's Father
Lucio Zagaria	...	Orlando
Giusi Cataldo	...	Giovanna
Massimo Lodolo	...	Rocco
Anita Zagaria	...	Vito's Mother
Isabelle Mantero	...	Policewoman
Nicola Di Pinto	...	Questor
Severino Saltarelli	...	Scarface's Driver
Gianfranco Barra	...	Porter
Giovanni Pallavicino	...	Vito's Grandfather
Anna Lelio	...	Vito's Grandmother
Beppe Chierici	...	Don Silvio
Ester Galazzi	...	Old woman

Storyline

The boy Vito is a portrait of beauty and wide-eyed innocence spawned from a violent family of kidnapers and murderers in the South of Italy. When his entire family is murdered by a rival clan of kidnapers, Vito must flee for his own life and in the end attempts to make atonement for some of his family's sins.

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Plot Keywords:

italy | eating | calabria italy | murder of mother | farm | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Italy France

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

9 October 1992 (Italy)

Also Known As:

The Flight of the Innocent

Box Office

Gross:

$49,472 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Canal+, Cristaldifilm, Fandango

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in War Journal: On the Set of 'The Punisher' (2004)

User Reviews

A Trully Excellent movie.

Honestly is one of my all time 10 best italian movies ever. I cant understand how a director like Carlo Carlei it`s not working in Hollywood after this one, like G.Tornattore o R.Bennigni this movie is a great movie and also very original, touching and well shooted. E X C E L E N T italian movie E X E L E N T Carlei "avanti caro"