The City Defends Itself

The Sensational Venice Award Winner for the GREATEST ITALIAN FILM OF THE YEAR

Original title: La città si difende

Duration: 77 min

Release date: 1951-10-12

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Four criminals commit a robbery at a soccer stadium, and then split up to try to hide separately from the police.

Crime Drama

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Gina Lollobrigida

Gina Lollobrigida

as Paolo Leandri

as Lina Girosi - moglie di Luigi

as Guido Marchi - il professore

as Luigi Girosi

as La donna del ritratto

as La madre di Alberto

as Sandrina Girosi - figlia di Lina e Luigi

Ferdinando Lattanzi

Ferdinando Lattanzi

as Il padre di Alberto

Giuseppe Chinnici

Giuseppe Chinnici

as Commissario di polizia

as Capitano della nave

as Conducente del tram

Vincenzo Maggio

Vincenzo Maggio

as Alberto Tosi (as Enzo Maggio)

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Federico Fellini

Federico Fellini

Carlo Rustichelli

Carlo Rustichelli

Original Music Composer

Giuseppe Mangione

Giuseppe Mangione

Production Supervisor

Marcello Giannini

Marcello Giannini

First Assistant Director

Ottorino Vidotto

Ottorino Vidotto

Second Assistant Director

Luigi Comencini

Luigi Comencini

Carlo Civallero

Carlo Civallero

Production Coordinator

Federico Fellini

Federico Fellini

Production Secretary

Production Design

Director of Photography

Goffredo Bellisario

Goffredo Bellisario

Camera Operator

Script Supervisor

Vittorio Forges Davanzati

Vittorio Forges Davanzati

Production Manager

Rolando Benedetti

Rolando Benedetti

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