The Crossroads (1951 film)
The Crossroads or The Junction (Italian: Il bivio) is a 1951 Italian crime film directed by Fernando Cerchio and starring Raf Vallone, Charles Vanel and Claudine Dupuis.[1] A criminal infiltrates the police to assist his gang, but begins to have a change of heart when he enjoys his new job.
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| Directed by | Fernando Cerchio |
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| Music by | Carlo Rustichelli |
| Cinematography | Renato Del Frate |
| Edited by | Rolando Benedetti |
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| Distributed by | Regionale |
Release date | 19 March 1951 |
Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
The film's sets were designed by Luigi Ricci.
Plot
Italy, 1950s. Aldo Marchi (Raf Vallone), already decorated during the war and later became the leader of a dangerous criminal gang of thieves, managed to get into the police flying squad of Turin with the aim to safely direct the robbery of the companions
Cast
- Raf Vallone as Aldo Marchi
- Charles Vanel as Lubiani
- Claudine Dupuis as Giovanna
- Saro Urzì as Il brigadiere Carmelo Carlin
- Carlo Sposito as Il vice-commissario Sani
- Gianni Rizzo as Beppe detto il Curato
- Natale Cirino as Aldrighi
- Franco Navarra as L'Americano
- Saro Arcidiacono as Bergomi
- Pierangelo Attino as Gino
- Franco Balducci
- Evar Maran as Mario Boresi detto il Bello
- Mimo Billi as Un vice-commissario
- Piero Pastore as De Vecchi
- Gianni Luda
- Enzo Tarascio
- Delfi Tanzi
- Winni Riva
- Ermanno Pavarino
- Alberto Collo
- Michel Lemoine
References
- Curti p.5
Bibliography
- Roberto Curti. Italian Crime Filmography, 1968–1980. McFarland, 2013.
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