The Last Judgement (1961)

- 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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