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Angela is a american film of genre Drama directed by Dennis O'Keefe released in USA on 2 june 1955 with Dennis O'Keefe

Angela (1954)

Angela
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Released in USA 2 june 1955
Length 1h21
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Thriller,    Crime
Rating56% 2.841832.841832.841832.841832.84183

Angela is a 1955 American-Italian film noir, written and directed by Dennis O'Keefe, who stars in the film as well. The drama also features Mara Lane, Rossano Brazzi, Arnoldo Foà and others. The film has a voice-over narration that tells the story in flashback, and the film noir type of Angela has been described as femme fatale with elements of betrayal and obsession.

Synopsis

O’Keefe (Steve Catlett) stars as an American G.I. who remained in Italy after the war to manage a car dealership. He falls in love with a secretary (Mara Lane), and after only one date with her, she asks him to dispose of her boss’ body, who has died of a heart attack in her apartment. O'Keefe places the body in the trunk of the wrong car and watches helplessly as Lane drives away with it. O’Keefe then goes about trying to fix the situation, but a police inspector (Arnoldo Foà) and Lane’s sadistic husband (Rossano Brazzi) have ulterior motives in store for him.

Actors

Dennis O'Keefe

(Steve Catlett)Rossano Brazzi

(Nino)Arnoldo Foà

(Captain Ambrosi)Mara Lane

(Angela Towne)Galeazzo Benti

(Gustavo Venturi)
And :
Enzo Fiermonte
Nino Crisman
Gorella Gori
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