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The Walls of Malapaga is a french film of genre Drama directed by René Clément released in USA on 26 march 1950 with Jean Gabin
The Walls of Malapaga (1949)
Le mura di Malapaga
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Add to a movie listThe Walls of Malapaga (Italian: Le mura di Malapaga, French: Au-delà des grilles (Beyond the Gates)), is a 1949 Franco-Italian film co-production made by Francinex and Italia Produzione. It was directed by René Clément and produced by Alfredo Guarini from a screenplay by Cesare Zavattini, Suso Cecchi d'Amico and Alfredo Guarini adapted by Jean Aurenche and Pierre Bost. The music score was by Roman Vlad and the cinematography by Louis Page.
The film stars Jean Gabin and Isa Miranda.
Gabin is a French criminal, Pierre Arrignon, on the run who finds himself in Genoa, Italy, and falls in love with a local girl, Marta Manfredini (played by Isa Miranda). The film is set in Italy but the dialogue is primarily in French.
Synopsis
Pierre, meurtrier de son infidèle maîtresse arrive à Gênes, où il rencontre Marta, une serveuse de restaurant. Entre eux, se noue une brève idylle, chargée de menaces car Marta a une petite fille, Cecchina, dont la jalousie est proche de la haine.Actors
Jean Gabin
(Pierre Arrignon)
Isa Miranda
(Marta Manfredini)
Andrea Checchi
(Giuseppe)
Carlo Tamberlani
(the inspector)
Ave Ninchi
(Maria)
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