Long Night in '43(1960)
1943. The affair between Anna, unhappily married to wheelchair-bound Pino, and deserter Franco unfolds in foggy Ferrara, intertwining with the power struggle taking place within local Fascist ranks that culminates in a massacre of civilians, including Franco's father – Pino sees it all from his window, but will he tell anyone?
Movie: Long Night in '43
Top 10 Billed Cast
Anna
Pino Barilari
Franco Villani
Pharmacist
Attilio Villani
Carlo 'Sciagura' Aretusi
Ines Villani
Vincenzi
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