The Abandoned (1955 film)
Encyclopedia
Abandoned. The Runaways or The Abandoned was the United States title for the 1955 Italian
film Gli Sbandati, set during the aftermath of the Allied invasion of Italy
in 1943 during World War II
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Cinema of Italy
The history of Italian cinema began just a few months after the Lumière brothers had patented their Cinematographe, when Pope Leo XIII was filmed for a few seconds in the act of blessing the camera.-Early years:...
film Gli Sbandati, set during the aftermath of the Allied invasion of Italy
Allied invasion of Italy
The Allied invasion of Italy was the Allied landing on mainland Italy on September 3, 1943, by General Harold Alexander's 15th Army Group during the Second World War. The operation followed the successful invasion of Sicily during the Italian Campaign...
in 1943 during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
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Cast
- Lucia BoséLucia BoséLucia Bosè, born Lucia Borloni , is an Italian actress, who was at the height of her fame during the period of Italian Neorealism, the 1940s and 1950s. She is the mother of famous Spanish singer Miguel Bosé.-Life and career:...
- Lucia - Isa MirandaIsa MirandaIsa Miranda was an Italian actress with an international film career.A native of Bergamo, Isa Miranda worked as a typist whilst attending the drama academy in Milan and training as a stage actress. She went on to play bit parts in Italian films in Rome...
- Contessa Luisa - Jean-Pierre MockyJean-Pierre MockyJean-Pierre Mocky is the pseudonym of Jean-Paul Adam Mokiejewski, a French film director, actor, screenwriter and producer...
- Andrea - Goliarda Sapienza - Lucia's aunt
- Antonio De TeffèAnthony SteffenAnthony Steffen , pseudonym of Antônio Luiz de Teffé von Hoonholtz, was an Italian Brazilian actor who achieved fame as a leading man in over 25 Spaghetti Westerns.-Early life:...
- Carlo - Leonardo Botta - Ferruccio
- Marco Guglielmi - Scattered soldiers' officer
- Giuliano MontaldoGiuliano MontaldoGiuliano Montaldo is an Italian film director.While he was still a young student, Montaldo was recruited by the director Carlo Lizzani for the role of leading actor in the film Achtung! Banditi!...
- Scattered soldier from Tuscany - Ivy Nicholson - Andrea's girlfriend
- Fernando BirriFernando BirriFernando Birri is an Argentinian film maker and theorist. He is considered by many to be the father of the new Latin American cinema.Birri was born in Santa Fe, Argentina...
- Scattered soldiers' lieutenant - Franco Lantieri - Scattered soldier from Veneto
- Giulio Paradisi
- Joop van Hulzen
- Mario GirottiTerence HillTerence Hill is an Italian actor. He is best known for starring in multiple action and western films together with his longtime filmpartner Bud Spencer.-Biography:...
- Manfred Freidbager
- Bianca Maria Ferrari
- Dori GhezziDori GhezziDori Ghezzi is an Italian singer who was active as a recording artist between 1966 and 1989. In the 1970s, Ghezzi worked mainly in a duo with American singer Wess, and the couple represented Italy in the 1975 Eurovision Song Contest....