Tragic Hunt
Tragic Hunt (Italian: Caccia tragica) is a 1947 Italian drama film directed by Giuseppe De Santis and starring Vivi Gioi, Andrea Checchi and Carla Del Poggio. It was part of the wave of postwar neorealist films.
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| Directed by | Giuseppe De Santis |
| Produced by | Giorgio Agliani Marcello Caccialupi |
| Written by | Giuseppe De Santis Corrado Alvaro Michelangelo Antonioni Umberto Barbaro Carlo Lizzani Gianni Puccini Cesare Zavattini |
| Starring | Vivi Gioi Massimo Girotti Carla Del Poggio Andrea Checchi |
| Music by | Giuseppe Rosati |
| Cinematography | Otello Martelli |
| Edited by | Mario Serandrei |
Production company | Dante Film ANPI |
| Distributed by | Libertas Film |
Release date | 4 November 1947 |
Running time | 90 Minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Future filmmakers Michelangelo Antonioni and Carlo Lizzani co-wrote the script. The film's sets were designed by the art director Carlo Egidi.
Plot
After the Second World War, in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, a cooperative has been founded by peasants. War has destroyed the country. A group of bandits, with former Nazi-collaborator Daniela, known as 'Lili Marlene' (Vivi Gioi), holds up the truck where the money of the cooperative is travelling. All the peasants search for the thieves in a tragic hunt.
Cast
- Vivi Gioi as Daniela 'Lili Marlene'
- Andrea Checchi as Alberto
- Carla Del Poggio as Giovanna
- Massimo Girotti as Michele
- Vittorio Duse as Giuseppe
- Checco Rissone as Mimì
- Umberto Sacripante as The lame man
- Folco Lulli as A farmer
- Michele Riccardini as The maresciallo
- Eugenia Grandi as Sultana
- Piero Lulli as The driver
- Ermanno Randi as Andrea
- Enrico Tacchetti as The accountant
- Carlo Lizzani as The veteran holding a speech
Awards
It won two Nastro d'Argento as Best Director and Best Supporting Actress (Vivi Gioi).