Bridge of Glass (film)

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Bridge of Glass
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Directed by Goffredo Alessandrini
Written by Gerardo De Angelis
Piero Ballerini
Starring Isa Pola
Rossano Brazzi
Filippo Scelzo
Regina Bianchi
Cinematography Ubaldo Arata
Edited by Mario Bonotti
Eraldo Da Roma
Music by Edgardo Carducci
Production
company
Distributed byScalera Film
Release date
  • 16 February 1940 (1940-02-16)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryItaly
Language Italian

Bridge of Glass (Italian: Il ponte di vetro) is a 1940 Italian drama film directed by Goffredo Alessandrini and starring Isa Pola, Rossano Brazzi and Filippo Scelzo. [1] It was shot at the Scalera Studios in Rome.

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