POUR L'AMOUR DU CIEL

Pour l'amour du ciel (E' più facile che un cammello...) is an Italian film realized by Luigi Zampa, release in 1950.

Personal comments : Louis de Funès is not marked in the credits, he does not appears of the film but, he doubles the voice of the actor Nicolas Ciabattina (a shoemaker) to 35 minutes and 30 seconds after the beginning of the film.

♦ Synopsis :

Carlo Bacchi, industrial rich person Roman is reversed by a truck and dies. One refuses the entry with the paradise to him. The celestial judge gives him twelve hours to repurchase his faults by making the happiness of Santini, one of his workmen who tried to commit suicide. It is thus raised unscathed and, returned at his place, starts to regulate its business : convening the delegates of his factory, distributing the money to the poor, seeking Santini which is neat in a hospital…

It makes a last attempt to satisfy Santini, in vain. The time is past. Bacchi, died again, is found in front of the judge. It failed with Santini, but it made the happiness of his Maria niece and promised in marriage sound. It will be thus among the elected officials.

Specification sheet :

  • Title : Pour l'amour du ciel
  • Original title : E' più facile che un cammello...
  • English title : His Last Twelve Hours
  • Realization : Luigi Zampa
  • Scenario : Cesare Zavattini
  • Adaptation : Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Vitaliano Brancati, Diego Fabbri, Giorgio Moser
  • French Adaptation : Jean-Georges Auriol, Henri Jeanson
  • Dialogue : Henri Jeanson
  • Producer : Golfiero Colonna, The Films Pathé Cines
  • Music : Nino Rota - Editions Radio Record Riccordi
  • Photography : Carlo Montuori
  • Decorations : Gastone Medin
  • Sound : Robert Biart
  • Distributor : Pathé Consortium Cinema - Italia Film Export
  • Technical director "French version" : Roger Pacaul
  • Artistic direction : Louis-Emile Galey
  • Sound system : Western Electric
  • Format : Black and white - 35mm - Mono
  • Country : Italy / France
  • Genre : Drama
  • Duration : 81 minutes
  • Date exit : February 14th, 1951 (France)

 

♦ Distribution :

  • Louis de Funès : Double the voice a shoemaker Nicolas Ciabattina
  • Jean Gabin : Carlo Bacchi, the Roman industrialist
  • Julien Carette : Amédéo Santini, the researcher of employment
  • Mariella Lotti : Margo Bacchi, the woman of Carlo
  • Elli Parvo : The countess Guidi, the mistress of Carlo
  • Antonella Lualdi : Maria Santini, the niece of Amédéo
  • Paola Barboni : Luisa Bacchi
  • Carletto Sposito : The duke of Sorino
  • Elena Altieri : Anna, a guest
  • Tommaso Pallota : Nanni
  • Margo Cella : Mme Gigliosi
  • Nario Bernardi : Mr Gigliosi
  • Dante Maggio : Nicolas Ciabattina, the shoemaker
  • Peppino Spadaro : The doorman of the factory
  • Maurizio de Bosdari : Vittorio
  • Bella Starace Sainata : The aunt of Bacchi
  • Ciro Bernardi : The guard of the factory
  • Aristide Catoni : Autista Camion
  • Aristido Baghetti : The solicitor
  • Aldo Bettoni : Biamonti
  • Antonietta Patrosi : Anna Bacchi, little girl of Carlo
  • Piero Pastore : The representative of the workers
  • Fausto Guerzoni : The representative of the workers
  • Luigi Garone : The beggar
  • Giuseppe Cameriere : Dino Raffaelli
  • Reynold Packard : The deputy Mattioli
  • Anna Pabel : Milena
  • Enrico Luzzi : A witness of the accident
  • Bia Valori : A witness of the accident
  • Franck Colson : M. Travers
  • Bruno Corelli : Antonelli
  • Maso Lotti : Nanni
  • Dino Raffaelli

♦ Around the film :

  • Nicolas Ciabattina, it shoe-maker played by Dante Maggio is doubled in French by Louis de Funès.

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