Naples '44 (2016)

A British Intelligence Officer in Naples at the end of World War II: Norman Lewis's acknowledged masterpiece about a war-torn city and its unforgettable humanity.

Director:

Francesco Patierno

Writers:

Norman Lewis (novel), Francesco Patierno (screenplay by)

Stars:

Benedict Cumberbatch, Adriano Giannini, Alan Arkin

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Benedict Cumberbatch	...	Norman Lewis (voice)
Adriano Giannini	...	Norman Lewis (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alan Arkin	...	Self (archive footage)
Ernest Borgnine	...	Self (archive footage)
Keenan Wynn	...	Self (archive footage)

Storyline

Francesco Patierno brings Norman Lewis' war diary to life in a feature documentary linking unique archive, with feature film footage and accompanied by the narration of Lewis' words made by Oscar Nominated British actor Benedict Cumberbatch (The Imitation Game, Black Mass, Sherlock). The documentary NAPLES'44, creates a contrast between extraordinary footage images, mostly unreleased before, and fascinating excerpts from famous films set in the city, to re-create for the audience, the authentic scenario that Lewis found when he arrived there. Lewis' masterpiece, full of such extraordinary images and characters, is a lyrical, ironic and detached account of Naples in the aftermath of war: a tempestuous, byzantine and opaque city massacred by a hundred air raids, in which working classes, artisans, office workers, teachers, lawyers, maids, judges and impoverished noblemen lived side by side in a throbbing and complex social melting pot. A Naples that has never been conveyed more vividly ...

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel | 

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Genres:

Documentary | War

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Connections

Features O sole mio (1946)

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Details

Official Sites:

Film Italia [ITA] Istituto Luce Cinecittà [ITA]

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian English

Release Date:

29 November 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Naples '44

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$6,636, 3 December 2017

Gross USA:

$24,620

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$24,863

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dazzle Communication, Rai Cinema, In Between Art Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Color:

Black and White (archive footage) Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1