Twelve Hours to Live
1950 · 81 min
Drama · Fantasy
★ 6.2After dying in a car accident, wealthy shoe industrialist Carlo Bacchi finds himself in the afterlife, where he is condemned to hell for having committed evil while alive. Defending himself against the accusation in an impassioned plea, however, he succeeds in obtaining to return to earth for a few hours to make reparation for the evil he committed and, above all, for the bad deed that caused Amedeo Santini's suicide attempt. The affair will lead him to make a risky but happy choice.
Crew
- Director Luigi Zampa
- Screenplay Henri Jeanson
- Screenplay Giorgio Moser
- Screenplay Suso Cecchi d'Amico
- Screenplay Vitaliano Brancati
- Screenplay Diego Fabbri
- Story Cesare Zavattini
- Director of Photography Carlo Montuori
Cast
Jean Gabin
Carlo Bacchi
Elli Parvo
Lidia Guidi, l'amante di Carlo Bacchi
Antonella Lualdi
Maria, la nipote di Santini
- P
Paola Borboni
Luisa, la sorella di Carlo Bacchi
Carlo Sposito
il duca Luca Sorino
Elena Altieri
la contessa
- M
Maso Lotti
Nanni, il fidanzato di Maria
Bella Starace Sainati
- M
Marga Cella
Dante Maggio
Mariella Lotti
Julien Carette
Crew
- Director — Luigi Zampa
- Screenplay — Henri Jeanson
- Screenplay — Giorgio Moser
- Screenplay — Suso Cecchi d'Amico
- Screenplay — Vitaliano Brancati
- Screenplay — Diego Fabbri
- Story — Cesare Zavattini
- Director of Photography — Carlo Montuori
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