The Terrorist
1963 · Italy · 105 min
- Director
- Gianfranco De Bosio
- Screenplay
- Gianfranco De Bosio, Luigi Squarzina
- Producer
- Tullio Kezich
- Music
- Piero Piccioni
- Cinematography
- Alfio Contini, Lamberto Caimi
- Editing
- Carla Colombo
Cast
What it is about
Winter, 1943, occupied Venice. A group of resistance fighters, led by the «engineer», plans attacks against German and Fascist targets, while the Liberation Committee, split among clandestine parties, must decide how to respond to the threat of executing hostages. Caught between armed action and internal disputes, the film follows the moral choices of its characters.
How it was made
Directed by Gianfranco De Bosio, the film draws on the real-life partisan Otello Pighin. De Bosio co-wrote the screenplay with Luigi Squarzina, and Tullio Kezich served as producer. Piero Piccioni composed the music, Alfio Contini and Lamberto Caimi shot the photography, and Carla Colombo edited it. The cast includes Gian Maria Volonté, Philippe Leroy and Anouk Aimée, along with a young Raffaella Carrà.
Reception and legacy
The film was shown at the 24th Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Pasinetti Award. Released internationally as The Terrorist, its portrayal of urban resistance places it among the Italian war dramas of its era.
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