Gli sbandati (1955)
Directed by Francesco Maselli

Drama
aka: Abandoned

Film Synopsis

In 1943, Italy is under attack from the Allies.  To escape the relentless bombing, the countess Luisa flees to a villa near to Milan with her son Andrea, family friend Ferruccio, and cousin Carlo.  Of the youngsters, only Carlo, the son of a Fascist, has any awareness of the seriousness of the present predicament.  Events take an even more dramatic turn when a party of partisans that have evaded the Germans suddenly turn up at the villa looking for sanctuary...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Francesco Maselli
  • Script: Francesco Maselli, Ageo Savioli, Eriprando Visconti (story)
  • Photo: Gianni Di Venanzo
  • Music: Giovanni Fusco
  • Cast: Lucia Bosé (Lucia), Isa Miranda (Contessa Luisa), Jean-Pierre Mocky (Andrea), Goliarda Sapienza (Lucia's aunt), Anthony Steffen (Carlo), Leonardo Botta (Ferruccio), Marco Guglielmi (Scattered soldiers' officer), Giuliano Montaldo (Scattered soldier from Tuscany), Ivy Nicholson (Andrea's girlfriend), Fernando Birri (Scattered soldiers' lieutenant), Franco Lantieri (Scattered soldier from Veneto), Terence Hill (Wounded Estray), Dori Ghezzi (Lisa)
  • Country: Italy
  • Language: Italian
  • Support: Black and White
  • Runtime: 102 min
  • Aka: Abandoned

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