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The Condemned of Altona is a italien film of genre Drama directed by Vittorio De Sica released in USA on 30 october 1963 with Sophia Loren
The Condemned of Altona (1962)
I Sequestrati di Altona
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Add to a movie listThe Condemned of Altona (Italian: I sequestrati di Altona) is a 1962 Italian-French drama film directed by Vittorio De Sica. It is based on the play of the same name by Jean-Paul Sartre. For this film Vittorio De Sica won the David di Donatello for Best Director.
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L'industriel Albrecht von Gerlach découvre qu'il est près de mourir et fait venir à lui son fils avocat Werner qu'il souhaite nommer comme son successeur. Sa femme Johanna, actrice engagée dans une œuvre de Brecht contre le nazisme découvre, les secrets de famille : le fils aîné Frantz, criminel nazi de la SS tenu pour mort, se cache en fait depuis seize ans dans le grenier. Il est servi par sa sœur qui lui décrit une Allemagne défaite et humiliée encore sous le joug des envahisseurs.Actors
Sophia Loren
(Johanna von Gerlach)
Maximilian Schell
(Franz von Gerlach)
Fredric March
(Albrecht von Gerlach)
Robert Wagner
(Werner von Gerlach)
Françoise Prévost
(Leni von Gerlach)
Gabriele Tinti
(Actor)
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