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1940 Italian film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 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.[1]
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Directed by | Giorgio Ferroni |
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Produced by | Sandro Pallavicini |
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Cinematography | Vincenzo Seratrice |
Edited by | Giorgio Simonelli |
Music by | Amedeo Escobar |
Production company | INCOM |
Distributed by | Cine Tirrenia |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
Much of the film was shot on location around Asiago. Although mostly filmed in black-and-white, the last few minutes are in Dufaycolor.[2] Ferroni had recently returned from Spain, where he had directed pro-Nationalist documentaries.[3]
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