The Four Days of Naples
Encyclopedia
The Four Days of Naples is a 1962 Italian film, directed by Nanni Loy
and set during the uprising
which gives its name. It stars Regina Bianchi, Aldo Giuffrè
, Lea Massari
, Jean Sorel
, Franco Sportelli, Charles Belmont, Gian Maria Volonté
and Frank Wolff
.
The film won the Nastro d'Argento Best Director
, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
and Writing Original Screenplay, and a BAFTA Award for Best Film
.
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Nanni Loy
Nanni Loy was an Italian film, theatre and TV director.Loy was born in Cagliari, Sardinia...
and set during the uprising
Four days of Naples
The Four days of Naples refers to the popular uprising in the Italian city of Naples between 27 and 30 September 1943 against the German forces occupying the city during World War II...
which gives its name. It stars Regina Bianchi, Aldo Giuffrè
Aldo Giuffrè
Aldo Giuffrè was an Italian film actor and comedian who appeared in over 90 films between 1948 and 2001. He was born in Naples....
, Lea Massari
Lea Massari
Anna Maria Massetani better known as Lea Massari is an Italian actress.She was born Anna Maria Massetani in Rome, but when she was 22, she changed her name to Lea Massari after the death of her fiancé Leo...
, Jean Sorel
Jean Sorel
Jean Sorel is a French actor.He also worked in Italian cinema, and Spanish cinema with directors such as Luis Buñuel or Luchino Visconti. However since 1980 he has worked mostly in television...
, Franco Sportelli, Charles Belmont, Gian Maria Volonté
Gian Maria Volontè
Gian Maria Volonté was an Italian actor. He is perhaps most famous outside of Italy for his roles as the main villain in Sergio Leone's A Fistful of Dollars and For a Few Dollars More.-Early life:Volonté was born in Milan, and graduated in Rome in 1957...
and Frank Wolff
Frank Wolff (actor)
Walter Frank Hermann Wolff was a versatile American actor whose prolific movie career began with roles in five 1958-61 Roger Corman productions and ended a decade later in Rome, after scores of appearances in European-made films, most of which were lensed in Italy.- Early life :A native of San...
.
The film won the Nastro d'Argento Best Director
Nastro d'Argento Best Director
A list of Nastro d'Argento awards for Best Director.*1946 - Roberto Rossellini - Rome, Open City*1947 - Roberto Rossellini - Paisà*1948 - Pietro Germi - Gioventù perduta*1949 - Vittorio De Sica - Bicycle Thieves...
, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
and Writing Original Screenplay, and a BAFTA Award for Best Film
BAFTA Award for Best Film
This page lists the winners and nominees for the BAFTA Award for Best Film, BAFTA Award for Best Film not in the English Language and Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film for each year, in addition to the retired earlier versions of those awards...
.
Plot
During World War II, the people of Naples are forced to work in slave camps by the occupying Germans. They grow tired of the oppression, and revolt against the invaders, armed with any weapon they can find. The revolt lasts four days, and they eventually drive the Germans from the city before the arrival of allied troops, advancing from the SalernoSalerno
Salerno is a city and comune in Campania and is the capital of the province of the same name. It is located on the Gulf of Salerno on the Tyrrhenian Sea....
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Cast
- Regina Bianchi as Concetta Capuozzo (as Régina Bianchi)
- Aldo GiuffrèAldo GiuffrèAldo Giuffrè was an Italian film actor and comedian who appeared in over 90 films between 1948 and 2001. He was born in Naples....
as Pitrella - Lea MassariLea MassariAnna Maria Massetani better known as Lea Massari is an Italian actress.She was born Anna Maria Massetani in Rome, but when she was 22, she changed her name to Lea Massari after the death of her fiancé Leo...
as Maria - Jean SorelJean SorelJean Sorel is a French actor.He also worked in Italian cinema, and Spanish cinema with directors such as Luis Buñuel or Luchino Visconti. However since 1980 he has worked mostly in television...
as Livornese - Franco Sportelli as Prof. Rosati
- Charles Belmont as Sailor
- Gian Maria VolontéGian Maria VolontèGian Maria Volonté was an Italian actor. He is perhaps most famous outside of Italy for his roles as the main villain in Sergio Leone's A Fistful of Dollars and For a Few Dollars More.-Early life:Volonté was born in Milan, and graduated in Rome in 1957...
as Stimolo - Frank WolffFrank Wolff (actor)Walter Frank Hermann Wolff was a versatile American actor whose prolific movie career began with roles in five 1958-61 Roger Corman productions and ended a decade later in Rome, after scores of appearances in European-made films, most of which were lensed in Italy.- Early life :A native of San...
as Salvatore - Luigi De Filippo as Cicillo
- Pupella MaggioPupella MaggioPupella Maggio born Giustina Maggio was an Italian film actress.-Selected filmography:- External links :...
as Arturo's Mother - Georges WilsonGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilson was a French film and television actor. He is the father of French actor Lambert Wilson.Wilson was born in Champigny-sur-Marne, Seine , to a French father and an Irish mother...
as Reformatory Director - Raffaele Barbato as Ajello
See also
- List of submissions to the 35th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Italian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film