Long Night in '43 (1960)

7.1/10 105 min War Drama Romance

Overview

1943. The affair between Anna, unhappily married to wheelchair-bound Pino, and deserter Franco unfolds in foggy Ferrara, intertwining with the power struggle taking place within local Fascist ranks that culminates in a massacre of civilians, including Franco's father – Pino sees it all from his window, but will he tell anyone?

Cast

Belinda Lee

Anna

Enrico Maria Salerno

Pino Barilari

Gabriele Ferzetti

Franco Villani

Andrea Checchi

Pharmacist

Nerio Bernardi

Attilio Villani

Gino Cervi

Carlo 'Sciagura' Aretusi

Raffaella Carrà

Ines Villani

Loris Bazzocchi

Vincenzi

Tullio Altamura

Fascist

Nino Musco

Fascist

Angelo Boscariol

Fascist (uncredited)

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