Women in Arms

Women in Arms (also known as Donne armate) is 1991 Italian television action-drama film directed by Sergio Corbucci.^[1] It was Corbucci's final work.

Women in Arms
Directed by	Sergio Corbucci
Written by	Sergio Corbucci Gianni Romoli Stefano Sudriè
Starring	Lina Sastri
Cinematography	Sergio D'Offizi
Edited by	Ruggero Mastroianni
Music by	Manuel De Sica
Release date	1991 (1991)
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Plot

Nadia Cossa is a political prisoner who manages to escape during a transfer to a new prison. The young policewoman who was escorting her is suspended but starts investigating on her behalf and follows her trail.

Cast

• Lina Sastri as Nadia Cossa
• Cristina Marsillach as Angela Venturi
• Donald Pleasence as Dreyfuss
• Franco Interlenghi as the prosecutor
• Massimo Bonetti as Marco La Valle
• Glauco Onorato as Locasciulli
• Mariangela Giordano as Miss Locasciulli
• Cochi Ponzoni as Luigi Russo
• Biagio Pelligra as Antonio Guidotti
• Imma Piro as Angela's sister
• Lucio Rosato as Luigi Cosantini
• Marzio Honorato as Renzi
• Vassili Karis as the killer
• Arnaldo Ninchi as the blind man
• Raffaella Baracchi as Cora Cardinali
• Adriana Russo as Clara

Production

The film was co-produced by Fulvio Lucisano, Rai 2 and Odeon TV, marking the first co-production between RAI and a private television channel.^[2] It had a budget of about 6 billion lire.^[2][3]

Release

The film was broadcast on Rai 2 in two parts on 9–10 January 1991, about a month after Corbucci's death.^[4][5]

References

1. "Women in Arms". Turner Classic Movies.
2. Fumarola, Silvia (20 March 1990). "Donne Armate". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 8 February 2023.
3. Robiony, Simonetta (20 March 1990). "Due vite con la pistola". La Stampa. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
4. Pettinati, Stefano (9 January 1991). "L'ultimo Corbucci". Stampa Sera. No. 6. p. 23.
5. Bolchi, Sandro (11 January 1991). "Sparano bene quelle signore con la pistola". Corriere della Sera. p. 29.

External links

• Women in Arms at IMDb