The Four Days of Naples

The Four Days of Naples

Infobox Film
name = The Four Days of Naples


image_size =
caption = Italian film poster
director = Nanni Loy
producer = Goffredo Lombardo
writer = Carlo Bernari Pasquale Festa Campanile Massimo Franciosa Nanni Loy Vasco Pratolini
narrator =
starring = Regina Bianchi Aldo Giuffrè
music = Carlo Rustichelli
cinematography = Marcello Gatti
editing = Ruggero Mastroianni
distributor = Metro Goldwyn Mayer in USA/Titanus in Italy
released = November 16, 1962
runtime = 124 min
country = Italy
language = Italian
budget =
gross =
preceded_by =
followed_by =
website =
amg_id =
imdb_id = 0056389:"For the historical event itself, see Four days of Naples.""The Four Days of Naples" (original title "Le Quattro giornate di Napoli") is a 1962 Italian film, directed by Nanni Loy and set during the uprising which gives its name. It stars Regina Bianchi, Aldo Giuffrè, Lea Massari, Jean Sorel, Franco Sportelli, Charles Belmont, Gian Maria Volonté and Frank Wolff.

The movie won the Nastro d'Argento Best Director, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and Writing Original Screenplay, and a BAFTA Award for Best Film.

Plot

During World War II, the people of Naples are forces to work in slave camps by the occupying Germans. They grow tired of the oppression and revolt against the invaders, armed with any weapon they can find. The revolt lasts four days, and they eventually drive the Germans from their city.

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056389 The Four Days of Naples] page at IMDB


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