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Special Correspondents (1943 film) (1943)

Special Correspondents (1943 film) poster
Original title
Inviati speciali
Directed by
Romolo Marcellini
Genre
political film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A romantic thriller set during World War Two. It follows special correspondents whose actions support the Italian war effort.

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What happens

Special Correspondents (Italian: Inviati speciali) is a 1943 Italian romantic thriller film directed by Romolo Marcellini and starring Dorothea Wieck, Otello Toso and Maurizio D'Ancora. It was produced as a propaganda film in support of the Italian war effort during the Second World War, released a few months before the overthrow of Benito Mussolini's regime. It was shot at the Farnesina Studios of Titanus in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Alberto Boccianti and Camillo Del Signore. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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