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The Thrill of the Skies is a film of genre Adventure directed by Giorgio Ferroni with Silvana Jachino
The Thrill of the Skies (1940)
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Add to a movie listThe Thrill of the Skies (Italian:L'ebbrezza del cielo) is a 1940 Italian war film directed by Giorgio Ferroni and starring Silvana Jachino, Mario Giannini and Mario Ferrari. A group of aspiring young pilots in the city of Asiago construct a glider. After service in the Spanish Civil War, they return to a heroic reception in their home city.
Much of the film was shot on location around Asiago. Although mostly filmed in black-and-white, the last few minutes are in Dufaycolor. Ferroni had recently returned from Spain, where he had directed pro-Nationalist documentaries.
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