No Man's Land (1962 film)
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| Directed by | Fabrizio Taglioni |
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| Countries | Italy France |
| Language | Italian |
No Man's Land (it. Un branco di vigliacchi/Fr. Bande de lâches; lit. A Bunch of Cowards) is a black-and-white[1] 1962 Italian-French war film directed by Fabrizio Taglioni, and starring Roger Moore and Pascale Petit.
The film was written by Taglioni and produced by Enrico Bomba.[2]
Plot
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Release
[edit]The film was released in Italy in 1962 and in 1963 in France.[2]
Production
[edit]In his autobiography,[3] Moore explains about his role in Romulus and the Sabines (1961 film): "Eventually I did get paid but only, I suspect, because Bomba wanted to offer me a second picture, No Man's Land."
Reception
[edit]The film received the award for the Best foreign film at the Moscow Film Festival in 1963.[4]
An Italian contemporary review recalls that the story is loosely based on Maupassant's "Boule de Suif'.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Un branco di vigliacchi (in Italian), archived from the original on 2023-05-28, retrieved 2023-05-28
- ^ a b Aroldo Tieri e il Cinema (in Italian). Pellegrini Editore. 2007. ISBN 978-88-8101-447-7.
- ^ Moore, Roger (2009-10-10). My Word is My Bond: The Autobiography. Michael OMara. ISBN 978-1-84317-419-6.
- ^ a b Un branco di vigliacchi (in Italian), archived from the original on 2023-05-28, retrieved 2023-05-28