Fugitive in Trieste
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Genre Drama, Romance, War Production companies Astor Pictures | Duration Country Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date April 1951 Genres Drama, Romance Film, War film Cast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fugitive in Trieste (Italian: Clandestino a Trieste) is a 1951 Italian war-drama film directed by Guido Salvini and starring Doris Duranti, Jacques Sernas and Massimo Girotti.
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Plot
Giulio (Jacques Sernas), an Italian Air Force officer is arrested by Allied forces who believe he has deliberately bombed a hospital ship during World War II. Through the efforts of Lida (Doris Duranti), his sweetheart, a witness is found who proves the bombing was not intentional but the result of being hit by enemy fire.
Production
Fugitive in Trieste was one of a number of films of the era, including the British productionSleeping Car to Trieste (1946) and American Diplomatic Courier (1952) that used Trieste as a backdrop. These films often highlighted its cosmopolitan nature and as a borderline between different powers due to the Trieste question.
References
Fugitive in Trieste WikipediaFugitive in Trieste IMDb