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.

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Bibliography

  • Moliterno, Gino. The A to Z of Italian Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.