Defendant, Stand Up!
| Defendant, Stand Up! | |
|---|---|
 Italian theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Mario Mattoli |
| Written by | Anacleto Francini Vittorio Metz Giovannino Guareschi Marcello Marchesi Stefano Vanzina Mario Mattoli |
| Produced by | Eugenio Fontana |
| Starring | Erminio Macario Ernesto Almirante Greta Gonda |
| Cinematography | Arturo Gallea |
| Edited by | Fernando Tropea |
| Music by | Vittorio Mascheroni Luigi Spaggiari |
Production company | Alfa Cinematografica |
| Distributed by | Consorzio Italiano Noleggiatori Filmi |
Release date |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Defendant, Stand Up! (Italian: Imputato, alzatevi!) is a 1939 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Erminio Macario, Ernesto Almirante and Greta Gonda.[1] It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.[2]
It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Filippone.
Plot
[edit]Italy, late 1930s. Cipriano, nurse and handyman in the pediatric clinic of a doctor his foster brother, is wrongly accused of having committed a murder. The process, however, proves his innocence, and Cipriano become so popular as to obtain a theatrical writing for a show that tells the true story of the murder. But the culprit is still there.
Cast
[edit]- Erminio Macario as Cipriano Duval
- Leila Guarni as Giorgetta
- Ernesto Almirante as André Copersche, il presidente del tribunal
- Greta Gonda as La cantante afona
- Enzo Biliotti as L'avvocato Gaveneau
- Carlo Rizzo as Il medico
- Armando Migliari as Il ladro Vetriolo
- Lola Braccini as La portinaia
- Arturo Bragaglia as Il proprietario del tabarin 'Mariette'
- Felice Romano as Il commissario
- Lauro Gazzolo as L'uomo dagli schiaffi
References
[edit]- ^ Laura p.10
- ^ "Italian Comedy - The State of Things". labiennale.org. Archived from the original on 1 August 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
Bibliography
[edit]- Ernesto G. Laura. Comedy Italian Style. A.N.I.C.A., 1981.
External links
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