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{{Short description|1953 film by Carlo Lizzani}}
{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Ai margini della metropoli
| name = At the Edge of the City
| image = Ai margini della metropoli.jpg
| image = Ai margini della metropoli poster.jpg
| image size =
| caption =
| caption =
| director = [[Carlo Lizzani]], [[Massimo Mida]] (co-director)
| director = {{ubl|[[Carlo Lizzani]]|[[Massimo Mida]] <small>(co-director)</small>}}
| producer = [[Fernando Croce]]
| producer = Fernando Croce
| writer = [[Angelo D'Alessandro]]
| writer = [[Angelo D'Alessandro]]
| narrator =
| narrator =
| starring = [[Massimo Girotti]], [[Marina Berti]] and [[Giulietta Masina]].
| starring = {{plainlist|
*[[Giulietta Masina]]
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| music = [[Franco Manino]]
*[[Massimo Girotti]]
*[[Marina Berti]]
*[[Michel Jourdan]]
}}
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| music = [[Franco Mannino]]
| cinematography = [[Gianni Di Venanzo]]
| cinematography = [[Gianni Di Venanzo]]
| editing = [[Guido Bertoli]], [[Jenner Menghi]]
| editing = {{ubl|Guido Bertoli|Jenner Menghi}}
| distributor =Elios Film
| distributor =Elios Film
| released = 1952
| released = {{Film date|1953|03|05|df=yes}}
| runtime = 96 minutes
| runtime = 96 minutes
| country = [[Italy]]
| country = [[Italy]]
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| budget =
| budget =
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'''''At the Edge of the City''''' ({{langx|it|'''Ai margini della metropoli'''}}) is a [[Italian films of 1953|1953]] [[Italy|Italian]] [[crime film]] drama directed by [[Carlo Lizzani]]. The film stars [[Massimo Girotti]], [[Marina Berti]] and [[Giulietta Masina]].<ref>Moliterno p.174</ref> In [[Rome]] a young man is falsely accused of killing his girlfriend. It was shot at the [[Palatino Studios]] in [[Rome]] and [[location shooting|on location]] in the city. The film used [[Italian neorealism|neorealist]] style and was based on a real-life case.


== Plot ==
'''''Ai margini della metropoli''''' is a [[Italian films of 1952|1952]] [[Italy|Italian]] [[crime film]] drama directed by [[Carlo Lizzani]]. The film stars [[Massimo Girotti]], [[Marina Berti]] and [[Giulietta Masina]].
Mario Ilari, a young unemployed worker, is unjustly accused of killing a girl he knows of him. Once arrested, he manages to escape and hide in the house of his partner Gina, but ends up in prison again. The lawyer Roberto Marini agrees to take his defense after being contacted by Luisa, a friend of Gina, convinced that the trial will give him the opportunity to assert himself. The situation, however, is complicated by the fact that Calì, a homeless man, says he saw Ilari at the scene of the crime. Ilari confesses that he met Greta through a female friend, who should have facilitated his expatriation. When the lawyer Marini accuses Calì of perjury, he kills himself. The situation is resolved when the body of Greta is found, killed by the real culprit after being kidnapped. Ilari is freed and Marini and Luisa confess their mutual love.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Chiti |first=Roberto |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/489800757 |title=Dizionario del cinema italiano. Vol. 2, I film dal 1945 al 1959 |date=1991 |publisher=Gremese |others=Roberto Poppi, Giovanni Grazzini, Enrico Lancia |isbn=88-7605-548-7 |location=Roma |oclc=489800757}}</ref>


==Cast==
== Cast ==
*[[Massimo Girotti]] as Avv. Roberto Martini
* [[Massimo Girotti]] as Avv. Roberto Martini
*[[Marina Berti]] as Luisa
* [[Marina Berti]] as Luisa
*[[Giulietta Masina]] as Gina Ilari
* [[Giulietta Masina]] as Gina Ilari
*[[Michel Jourdan]] as Mario Ilari
* [[Michel Jourdan]] as Mario Ilari
*[[Lucien Gallas]] as P.C.
* [[Lucien Gallas]] as P.C.
*[[Rossana Martini]] as Elena
* [[Rossana Martini]] as Elena
*[[Adriana Sivieri]] as Greta
* [[Adriana Sivieri]] as Greta
*[[Patrizia Lari]] as Betty
* Patrizia Lari as Betty
*[[Paola Borboni]] as Madre di Luisa
* [[Paola Borboni]] as Madre di Luisa
*[[Giulio Calì]] as Calì
* [[Giulio Calì]] as Calì
*[[Amilcare Fabrizio]] as Fabrizio
* [[Amilcare Fabrizio]] as Fabrizio
*[[Antonio Nicotra]]
* [[Antonio Nicotra]]
*[[Benedetta Rutili]]
* [[Benedetta Rutili]]
*[[Cesare Fantoni]]
* [[Cesare Fantoni]]
*[[Carlo d'Elia]]
* [[Carlo d'Elia]]
*[[Giuliano Montaldo]]
* [[Giuliano Montaldo]]
*[[Andrea Petricca]]
* [[Andrea Petricca]]
*[[Franco Caruso]]
* [[Franco Caruso]]
*[[Bruno Berellini]]
* [[Bruno Berellini]]
*[[Maria Laura Rocca]]
* [[Maria Laura Rocca]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== Bibliography ==
* Moliterno, Gino. ''The A to Z of Italian Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|id = 0044338|title = Ai margini della metropoli}}
* {{IMDb title|id = 0044338|title = At the Edge of the City}}

{{Carlo Lizzani}}


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Latest revision as of 20:39, 6 December 2024

At the Edge of the City
Directed by
Written byAngelo D'Alessandro
Produced byFernando Croce
Starring
CinematographyGianni Di Venanzo
Edited by
  • Guido Bertoli
  • Jenner Menghi
Music byFranco Mannino
Distributed byElios Film
Release date
  • 5 March 1953 (1953-03-05)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

At the Edge of the City (Italian: Ai margini della metropoli) is a 1953 Italian crime film drama directed by Carlo Lizzani. The film stars Massimo Girotti, Marina Berti and Giulietta Masina.[1] In Rome a young man is falsely accused of killing his girlfriend. It was shot at the Palatino Studios in Rome and on location in the city. The film used neorealist style and was based on a real-life case.

Plot

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Mario Ilari, a young unemployed worker, is unjustly accused of killing a girl he knows of him. Once arrested, he manages to escape and hide in the house of his partner Gina, but ends up in prison again. The lawyer Roberto Marini agrees to take his defense after being contacted by Luisa, a friend of Gina, convinced that the trial will give him the opportunity to assert himself. The situation, however, is complicated by the fact that Calì, a homeless man, says he saw Ilari at the scene of the crime. Ilari confesses that he met Greta through a female friend, who should have facilitated his expatriation. When the lawyer Marini accuses Calì of perjury, he kills himself. The situation is resolved when the body of Greta is found, killed by the real culprit after being kidnapped. Ilari is freed and Marini and Luisa confess their mutual love.[2]

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Moliterno p.174
  2. ^ Chiti, Roberto (1991). Dizionario del cinema italiano. Vol. 2, I film dal 1945 al 1959. Roberto Poppi, Giovanni Grazzini, Enrico Lancia. Roma: Gremese. ISBN 88-7605-548-7. OCLC 489800757.

Bibliography

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  • Moliterno, Gino. The A to Z of Italian Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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