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The Last Judgement (1961)

The Last Judgement poster
Original title
Il giudizio universale
Directed by
Vittorio De Sica
Genre
drama film, comedy film
Country
France, Italy
Runtime
1h 38m
Rated
U
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 38 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An all-star international cast appears in this comedy drama about the day of divine judgment arriving suddenly in a city. People from all walks of life react in ridiculous and desperate ways as they face their final reckoning. The film was shot in black and white except for one color sequence.

absurdsatiricalbleakdarkly comicchaoticwhimsicalhumorousphilosophicalcampy

What happens

The Last Judgment (Italian: Il giudizio universale) is a 1961 commedia all'italiana film by Italian director Vittorio De Sica. It was coproduced with France. It has an all-star Italian and international cast, including Americans Jack Palance and Ernest Borgnine, Greek Melina Mercouri, and French Fernandel, Anouk Aimée and Lino Ventura. The film was a huge flop, massacred by critics and audiences when it was released. It was filmed in black and white, but the last sequence, the dance at theatre, is in color. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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