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Christmas at Camp 119

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Christmas at Camp 119
DVD cover
Directed byPietro Francisci
Written byGiuseppe Amato
Oreste Biancoli
Vittorio De Sica
Aldo Fabrizi
Produced byGiuseppe Amato
StarringAldo Fabrizi
Vittorio De Sica
Peppino De Filippo
CinematographyMario Bava
Ferrer Tiezzi
Edited byGabriele Varriale
Music byAngelo Francesco Lavagnino
Production
company
Excelsa Film
Distributed byMinerva Film
Release date
  • 22 December 1947 (1947-12-22)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Christmas at Camp 119 (Italian: Natale al campo 119) is a 1947 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Pietro Francisci and starring Aldo Fabrizi, Vittorio De Sica and Peppino De Filippo.[1] A group of Italian prisoners of war being held captive in California dream of life back home as they await their release.[2]

It was shot at the Palatino Studios in Rome and on location in Naples, Milan, Florence and Venice. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gastone Medin.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Hal Erickson (2011). "New York Times: Christmas at Camp 119". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2008.
  2. ^ Moliterno p.136

Bibliography

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  • Moliterno, Gino. The A to Z of Italian Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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