Escape to France

Escape to France
Directed by	Mario Soldati
Written by	Mario Bonfantini Emilio Cecchi Ennio Flaiano Carlo Musso Cesare Pavese Agostino Richelmy Mario Soldati
Starring	Folco Lulli Enrico Olivieri Rosi Mirafiore
Cinematography	Domenico Scala
Edited by	Mario Bonotti
Music by	Nino Rota
Production company	Lux Film
Distributed by	Lux Film
Release date	August 1948 (1948-08)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Escape to France (Italian: Fuga in Francia) is a 1948 Italian drama film directed by Mario Soldati and starring Folco Lulli, Enrico Olivieri and Rosi Mirafiore.[1] [2] [3] The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Gherardi. It premiered at the 1948 Venice Film Festival.

Synopsis

A former Fascist takes his son and escapes across the border into France, where he tries to avoid being recognized and having to pay for his wartime crimes.

Cast

• Folco Lulli as Riccardo Torre
• Enrico Olivieri as Fabrizio Torre
• Rosi Mirafiore as Pierina
• Pietro Germi as Tembien
• Mario Vercellone as Gino
• Giovanni Dufour as Il Tunisino
• Cesare Olivieri as don Giacomo
• Gino Apostolo as Policeman
• Gianni Luda as Bootlegger
• Mario Soldati as Stiffi

References

1. Mera & Burnard p.32
2. Moliterno p.185
3. Curti p.46

Bibliography

• Curti, Roberto. Italian Giallo in Film and Television: A Critical History. McFarland, 2022.
• Mera, Miguel & Burnand, David. European Film Music. Ashgate Publishing, 2006.
• Moliterno, Gino. Historical Dictionary of Italian Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2008.

External links

• Escape to France at IMDb