Nino Crisman

The Violent Four

Carlo Lizzani

Gian Maria Volonté, Don Backy

A detective is assigned to head a manhunt for four violent bank robbers.

Malombra

Mario Soldati

Isa Miranda, Andrea Checchi

A nineteenth-century Italian noblewoman, imprisoned in a foreboding lakeside palazzo by her uncle, comes to believe she's possessed by a long ago mistress of the manor.

I grandi magazzini

Mario Camerini

Vittorio De Sica, Assia Noris

In a massive department store the driver romances the shopgirl. The problem is that the manager also has his eye on her, and some employees seem to be pilfering goods from the place.

Pia de' Tolomei

Esodo Pratelli

Germana Paolieri, Carlo Tamberlani

La fuggitiva

Piero Ballerini

Jole Voleri, Anna Magnani

In the absence of the biological mother, too busy pursuing her theatrical career, we see the glorification of the maternal surrogate, a woman who is a paragon of sacrifice and self-abnegation. La Fuggitiva is also a film in which a child actress takes a prominent role. In this sentimental drama, the little girl suffers for and rebels against the loneliness and neglect stemming from the lack of a mother and a loving family setting.

Retroscena

Alessandro Blasetti

Filippo Romito, Elisa Cegani

Called to perform at the Scala, a young baritone begins a transatlantic romance with a famous pianist. The singer, having been skewered by a critic after his last performance in Milan, attempts to find a way to win over the audience and the critics, while wooing his love interest.

La gerla di papà Martin

Mario Bonnard

Ruggero Ruggeri, Germana Paolieri

Io sono il capataz

Giorgio Simonelli

Renato Rascel, Silvana Pampanini

The young Uguccione is mistaken for Rascelito Villa called "C6", a dangerous revolutionary, and then immediately sent to Parazuela where he leads the insurrectionist troops.

Caravaggio, il pittore maledetto

Goffredo Alessandrini

Amedeo Nazzari, Clara Calamai

Caravaggio, il pittore maledetto is a 1941 Italian historical drama film directed by Goffredo Alessandrini and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Clara Calamai and Lamberto Picasso. Nazzari portrays the painter Caravaggio as a wayward genius. It was one of his favourite screen roles.