The Four Days of Naples
Italian film poster
Directed byNanni Loy
Written byCarlo Bernari
Pasquale Festa Campanile
Massimo Franciosa
Nanni Loy
Vasco Pratolini
Produced byGoffredo Lombardo
StarringRegina Bianchi
Aldo Giuffrè
CinematographyMarcello Gatti
Edited byRuggero Mastroianni
Music byCarlo Rustichelli
Distributed byMetro Goldwyn Mayer in United States/Titanus in Italy
Release dates
  • 16 November 1962 (1962-11-16)
  • 19 March 1963 (1963-03-19)
Running time
124 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian
Budget$800,000[1]
Box office$2 million (Italy)[1]

The Four Days of Naples (Italian: Le quattro giornate di Napoli) is a 1962 Italian film, directed by Nanni Loy and set during the uprising (28 September 1943 to 1 October 1943) 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 film won the Nastro d'Argento for Best Director, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and Writing Original Screenplay,[2] and a BAFTA Award for Best Film. At the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival in 1963, the film was awarded with the FIPRESCI Prize.[3]

Plot

Following the truce between Italy and the Allies in World War II, German forces occupy Naples and begin to shoot resisters, demolish port facilities and round up young men to be transported to Germany as forced labour. The city's population, aware that Allied forces are close and determined to disrupt the deportations, revolt against the Germans following the public execution of an Italian sailor. This sparks a spontaneous insurrection among the Neapolitans who despite their limited arms and organization, forced the German forces to retreat from the city just before Allied troops arrive by advancing from the Salerno beachhead.

Cast

Production

The film was shot on location in the streets of Naples were the events actually happened. The film's producers emphatically stated that the "stars" of the film are "the people of Naples" and in tribute to them and to those that died, the professional cast of actors agreed to omit their names from the film's credits.[4]

Reception

The Four Days of Naples has an approval rating of 80% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 5 reviews, and an average rating of 7.5/10.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Scheuer, Philip K. (Mar 11, 1963). "Four Days' Budget 'High' at $800,000: Italian Director Loy Here; UCLA Adapts 'Spoon River'". Los Angeles Times. p. C13.
  2. ↑ "The 35th Academy Awards (1963) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  3. ↑ "3rd Moscow International Film Festival (1963)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2012-12-01.
  4. ↑ Gibraltar Chronicle newspaper; 14?10/1964; Page 3
  5. ↑ https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/le-quattro-giornate-di-napoli-the-four-days-of-naples


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