Children of Chance | |
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Directed by | Luigi Zampa |
Written by | Michael Medwin Piero Tellini |
Produced by | John Sutro Ludovico Toeplitz |
Starring | Patricia Medina Yvonne Mitchell Manning Whiley |
Cinematography | Carlo Montuori |
Edited by | Eraldo Da Roma |
Music by | Nino Rota |
Production companies | Ortus Films Lux Film |
Distributed by | British Lion Film Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Children of Chance is a 1949 British drama film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Patricia Medina, Yvonne Mitchell and Manning Whiley. [1]
It was shot on location in Ischia at the same time as an Italian version Alarm Bells , also directed by Zampa but with a different cast. Michael Medwin adapted the original Italian screenplay for the English version.
Agostina has made some money in the black market of Rome during the Second World War and sent it back to her hometown priest for safekeeping. However, returning to the island intending to recover the money, she finds that the priest has died and his successor has used it to build an orphanage.
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