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Long Night in 1943, The Long Night of '43 or It Happened in '43 is an Italian film of 1960 set in Ferrara, in the Italian Social Republic Nazi puppet state during the late stages of WW2. It was directed by Florestano Vancini and adapted by Vancini, Ennio De Concini and Pier Paolo Pasolini from a short story by Giorgio Bassani. The film stars Enrico Maria Salerno, Gino Cervi, Belinda Lee, Gabriele Ferzetti and Andrea Checchi.
Original Release
01/01/1960
US Release
10/04/1986
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Belinda Lee | Anna Barilari / Anna |
| Gabriele Ferzetti | Mario Villani / Franco Villani |
| Enrico Maria Salerno | Pino Barilari |
| Andrea Checchi | Il farmacista / The pharmacist |
| Nerio Bernardi | Avvocato Attilio Villani / lawyer Attilio Villani |
| Isa Querio | Signora Villani |
| Raffaella Carrà | Ines, sorella di Franco / Ines |
| Loris Bazzocchi | Vincent |
| Carlo Di Maggio | Console Bolognesi / Consul Bolognesi |
| Alice Clements | Blanche Villani, moglie di Franco / Blanche Villani, wife of Franco |
Directors
Writers
Florestano Vancini, Giorgio Bassani, Ennio De Concini, Pier Paolo Pasolini
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Belinda Lee | Anna Barilari / Anna |
| Gabriele Ferzetti | Mario Villani / Franco Villani |
| Enrico Maria Salerno | Pino Barilari |
| Andrea Checchi | Il farmacista / The pharmacist |
| Nerio Bernardi | Avvocato Attilio Villani / lawyer Attilio Villani |
| Isa Querio | Signora Villani |
| Raffaella Carrà | Ines, sorella di Franco / Ines |
| Loris Bazzocchi | Vincent |
| Carlo Di Maggio | Console Bolognesi / Consul Bolognesi |
| Alice Clements | Blanche Villani, moglie di Franco / Blanche Villani, wife of Franco |
| Silla Bettini | Uomo senza documenti / Undocumented man |
| Romano Ghini | Camerata / comrade |
| Mario Bellini | Camerata / comrade |
| Gabriele Toth | Camerata |
| Cesare Martignoni | Camerata / comrade |
| Nino Musco | Camerata / comrade |
| Gino Cervi | Carlo Aretusi |
| Angelo Boscariol | Fascist guard |
| Feliks Norski | Camerata / comrade |
| Philippe Rochefort | Fanelli |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Tonino Cervi | Producer |
| Alessandro Jacovoni | Producer |
| Gianni Minervini | Producer |
