Buried Alive (1949 film)

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Buried Alive
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Directed by Guido Brignone
Written by Francesco Mastriani (novel)
Gherardo Gherardi
Fulvio Palmieri
Produced by Leo Cevenini
Vittorio Martino
Starring Milly Vitale
Paul Muller
Evi Maltagliati
Cinematography Mario Albertelli
Edited by Giuseppe Fatigati
Music by Franco Casavola
Production
company
Flora Film
Distributed by Variety Distribution
Release date
  • 23 February 1949 (1949-02-23)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryItaly
Language Italian

Buried Alive (Italian: La sepolta viva) is a 1949 Italian historical melodrama film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Milly Vitale, Paul Muller and Evi Maltagliati. [1] It is based on the novel of the same title by Francesco Mastriani, set during the campaign for Italian unification.

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It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ivo Battelli.

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  1. Bayman p.148

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