The Machine to Kill Bad People
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| name =The Machine to Kill Bad People
| image =File:The Machine to Kill Bad People.png
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| director =Roberto Rossellini
| producer = Salvo D'Angelo
| writer = Sergio Amidei
Giancarlo Vigorelli
Franco Brusati
Liana Ferri
Roberto Rossellini
Giuseppe Marotta
Eduardo De Filippo
| narrator =
| starring =Marilyn Buferd
William Tubbs
Clara Bindi
| music =Renzo Rossellini
| cinematography =Enrico Betti Berutto
Tino Santoni
| editing =Jolanda Benvenuti
|studio = Tevere Film
Universalia Film
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| released = {{Film date|1952|05|14|df=yes}}
| runtime = 80 minutes
| country = Italy
| language = Italian
| budget =
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The Machine to Kill Bad People (Italian: La Macchina ammazzacattivi) is a 1952 Italian fantasy comedy film directed by Roberto Rossellini and featuring Marilyn Buferd, William Tubbs and Clara Bindi.Nowell-Smith p.104 It is part of the tradition of neorealism of the post-war years.Wagstaff p.437 Having helped neorealism gain international recognition with his 1945 work Rome, Open City, Rossellini was trying to branch out into different styles.Bondanella p.83-86
Production
Rossellini began shooting the film in 1948, but production was beset by many problems.Brunette p.101 Location shooting took place around Amalfi, Salerno and Trani.
Synopsis
A stranger claiming to be Saint Andrea gives to the village photographer a magic camera with the power to destroy the wicked. When it becomes apparent that no one is immune the photographer turns the device on the giver, who is unmasked as a devil and forced to return everyone to life.
Cast
- Gennaro Pisano as Celestino
- Marilyn Buferd as American tourist
- William Tubbs as American tourist
- Helen Tubbs as American tourist
- Giovanni Amato as Mayor
- Clara Bindi as Giulietta Del Bello
- Giacomo Furia as Romano
- Aldo Giuffrè
- Carlo Giuffrè
References
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Bibliography
- Peter, Bondanella. The Films of Roberto Rossellini. Cambridge University Press, 1993.
- Brunette, Peter. Roberto Rossellini. University of California Press, 1996.
- Nowell-Smith, Geoffrey . The Companion to Italian Cinema. Cassell, 1996.
- Wagstaff, Christopher. Italian Neorealist Cinema: An Aesthetic Approach. University of Toronto Press, 2007.
External links
- {{IMDb title|id =|title =Machine to Kill Bad People }}
- Review Essay https://www.academia.edu/3379967/The_Machine_that_Kills_Bad_People
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Category:1950s Italian-language films
Category:Films directed by Roberto Rossellini
Category:Commedia all'italiana
Category:1950s fantasy comedy films
Category:Italian fantasy comedy films
Category:Films scored by Renzo Rossellini
Category:Italian black-and-white films
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