The Last Judgment (1961)

In Naples, a voice from the skies announces one morning that the final judgment will be at 6 p.m. on that day. What follows is a series of vignettes depicting various people's reactions (or lack there of) to the announcement.

Director:

Vittorio De Sica

Writer:

Cesare Zavattini (story, adaptation and screenplay)

Stars:

Nicola Rossi-Lemeni, Elli Davis, Fernandel

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nicola Rossi-Lemeni	...	God (voice)
Elli Davis	...	The blonde
Fernandel	...	The widower
Georges Rivière	...	Gianni (as George Riviere)
Paolo Stoppa	...	Giorgio
Anouk Aimée	...	Giorgio's wife Irene
Don Jaime de Mora y Aragón	...	Ambassador
Melina Mercouri	...	Foreign lady
Nino Manfredi	...	Waiter
Vittorio Gassman	...	Cimino
Renato Rascel	...	Coppola
Vittorio De Sica	...	Defense lawyer
Silvana Mangano	...	Signora Matteoni
Jack Palance	...	Matteoni
Mike Bongiorno	...	Self

Storyline

In Naples, a voice from the skies announces one morning that the final judgment will be at 6 p.m. on that day. What follows is a series of vignettes depicting various people's reactions (or lack there of) to the announcement.

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Plot Keywords:

napoli | commedia all'italiana | italian comedy | tv | storm | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

The voices of Ernest Borgnine, Akim Tamiroff, Jimmy Durante, Jack Palance, Fernandel and Melina Mercouri were dubbed into Italian by other actors.

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Connections

Edited into How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio (2004)

User Reviews

All-star disaster

"Il Giudizio Universale" is like one of those Hollywood or international co-productions (say, "Casino Royale 1967") which gather a lot of big names in the cast and think that's enough for the viewers - they don't need to give them anything to do. A promising premise (loud God-like voice from the sky announces that the Final Judgment will start....tonight at 18:00) is first botched, then abandoned altogether (to give you an idea, the funniest gag is when the voice adresses - in Italian - a man in Blackpool, he says "Excuse me, do you speak English?", and the voice responds "No"). Disjointed, pointless, plotless, and unfunny. * out of 4.

Details

Country:

Italy France

Language:

French Italian English

Release Date:

26 October 1961 (Italy)

Also Known As:

The Last Judgment

Filming Locations:

Naples, Campania, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica, Standard Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Black and White Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1