The Cuckoo Clock (film)
1938 film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque
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The Cuckoo Clock (Italian: L'orologio a cucù) is a 1938 Italian historical mystery thriller film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque and starring Vittorio De Sica, Oretta Fiume and Laura Solari.[1] It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome and on location in Livorno. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gino Brosio.
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Directed byCamillo Mastrocinque
Written byAlberto Donini (play)
Renato Castellani
Mario Soldati
Renato Castellani
Mario Soldati
Produced byRomolo Laurenti
StarringVittorio De Sica
Oretta Fiume
Laura Solari
Oretta Fiume
Laura Solari
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| Directed by | Camillo Mastrocinque |
| Written by | Alberto Donini (play) Renato Castellani Mario Soldati |
| Produced by | Romolo Laurenti |
| Starring | Vittorio De Sica Oretta Fiume Laura Solari |
| Cinematography | Piero Pupilli Jack Stevens |
| Edited by | Giorgio Simonelli |
| Music by | Vittorio Rieti |
Production company | Era Film |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Plot
At the time of Napoleon's escape from Elba, a wealthy banker from Livorno hides his gold in a cuckoo clock to protect it from seizure by revolutionaries.
Cast
- Vittorio De Sica as Il capitano Ducci
- Oretta Fiume as Paolina
- Laura Solari as Elvira
- Lamberto Picasso as Il conte Scarabelli
- Ugo Ceseri as Barni, il fanatico bonapartista
- Gemma Bolognesi as La 'Nenna'
- Guglielmo Sinaz as Il banchiere Rosen
- Augusto Marcacci as Kreuss, l'ispettore di polizia
- Guglielmo Barnabò as Il sergente MacNeill
- Sergio Dani as Il lord ammiraglio
- Checco Rissone as Narciso
- Giuseppe Pierozzi as Tonino
