Christmas at Camp 119
{{short description|1947 film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Christmas at Camp 119
| image = Christmas at Camp 119.jpg
| caption = DVD cover
| director = Pietro Francisci
| writer = Giuseppe Amato
Oreste Biancoli
Vittorio De Sica
Aldo Fabrizi
| producer = Giuseppe Amato
| starring = Aldo Fabrizi
Vittorio De Sica
Peppino De Filippo
| cinematography = Mario Bava
Ferrer Tiezzi
| editing = Gabriele Varriale
| music = Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
| studio = Excelsa Film
| distributor = Minerva Film
| released = {{film date|df=yes|1947|12|22}}
| runtime = 90 minutes
| country = Italy
| language = Italian
}}
Christmas at Camp 119 ({{langx|it|Natale al campo 119}}) is a 1947 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Pietro Francisci and starring Aldo Fabrizi, Vittorio De Sica and Peppino De Filippo.{{cite web |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/140778/Natale-Al-Campo-119/overview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520122308/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/140778/Natale-Al-Campo-119/overview |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 May 2011 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |author=Hal Erickson |title=New York Times: Christmas at Camp 119 |author-link=Hal Erickson (author) |date=2011 |access-date=25 August 2008}} A group of Italian prisoners of war being held captive in California dream of life back home as they await their release.Moliterno p.136
It was shot at the Palatino Studios in Rome and on location in Naples, Milan, Florence and Venice. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gastone Medin.
Cast
- Aldo Fabrizi as Giuseppe Mancini
- Vittorio De Sica as Don Vincenzino
- Peppino De Filippo as Gennarino Capece
- Carlo Campanini as Scapizzono
- Massimo Girotti as Nane
- Alberto Rabagliati as Alberto
- Carlo Mazzarella as Ignazio
- Aldo Fiorelli as Guido
- Vera Carmi as The schoolteacher
- Margherita Bagni as Donna Clara
- Rocco D'Assunta as Lojacono
- Olga Villi as Mirella
- María Mercader as Fiammetta
- Nando Bruno as Guide of Roma
- Adolfo Celi as John
- Ave Ninchi as Miss Mancini
- Giacomo Rondinella as The Neapolitan Singer
- Pietro De Vico
References
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Bibliography
- Moliterno, Gino. The A to Z of Italian Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0040637|title=Christmas at Camp 119}}
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Category:1947 comedy-drama films
Category:1940s Italian-language films
Category:Italian black-and-white films
Category:Italian comedy-drama films
Category:Films directed by Pietro Francisci
Category:Films set in California
Category:Films shot at Palatino Studios
Category:World War II prisoner of war films
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