Tragic Hunt (Italian: Caccia tragica) is a 1947 Italian drama film directed by Giuseppe De Santis and starring Vivi Gioi, Andrea Checchi and Carla Del Poggio. It was part of the wave of postwar neorealist films. It was one of two produced by the ANPI movement along with The Sun Still Rises from the previous year.
Future filmmakers Michelangelo Antonioni and Carlo Lizzani co-wrote the script. The film's sets were designed by the art director Carlo Egidi.
Plot
After the Second World War, in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, a cooperative has been founded by peasants. War has destroyed the country. A group of bandits, with former Nazi-collaborator Daniela, known as 'Lili Marlene' (Vivi Gioi), holds up the truck where the money of the cooperative is travelling. All the peasants search for the thieves in a tragic hunt.
Cast
- Vivi Gioi as Daniela 'Lili Marlene'
- Andrea Checchi as Alberto
- Carla Del Poggio as Giovanna
- Massimo Girotti as Michele
- Vittorio Duse as Giuseppe
- Checco Rissone as Mimì
- Umberto Sacripante as The lame man
- Folco Lulli as A farmer
- Michele Riccardini as The maresciallo
- Eugenia Grandi as Sultana
- Piero Lulli as The driver
- Ermanno Randi as Andrea
- Enrico Tacchetti as The accountant
- Carlo Lizzani as The veteran holding a speech
Awards
It won two Nastro d'Argento as Best Director and Best Supporting Actress (Vivi Gioi).
External links
- Tragic Hunt at IMDb
Recent Comments