Engaged to Death

Engaged to Death
Directed by	Romolo Marcellini
Written by	Giuseppe De Santis Nicolò Ferrari Jacques Rémy Franco Solinas
Produced by	Giuseppe Driussi
Starring	Rik Battaglia Sylva Koscina Margit Nünke Hans Albers
Cinematography	Aldo Giordani
Edited by	Eraldo Da Roma
Music by	Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
Production company	Sirio Film
Distributed by	CEI Incom
Release date	6 February 1957 (1957-02-06)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Engaged to Death (Italian : I fidanzati della morte) is a 1957 Italian sports drama film directed by Romolo Marcellini and starring Rik Battaglia, Sylva Koscina and Margit Nünke. ^[1] The veteran German star Hans Albers appears in a supporting role. The film portrays the lives of top motorcycle racing competitors.

The film's sets were designed by the art director Carlo Egidi. It was shot in Eastmancolor.

Cast

• Rik Battaglia as Carlo
• Sylva Koscina as Lucia
• Margit Nünke as Giovanna
• Gustavo Rojo as Pietro
• Hans Albers as Lorenzo
• Carlo Ninchi as Parisi
• Saro Urzì as Tulio
• Anna Maini
• Marida Vanni
• Giovanni Piva
• Marco Guglielmi
• Edoardo Toniolo
• Piero Pastore
• Giorgio Pucci
• Valeria Fabrizi
• Renato Navarrini
• Spartaco Ricci
• Geoffrey Duke as Biker
• Libero Liberati as Biker
• Bill Lomas as Biker
• Enrico Lorenzetti as Biker
• Pierre Monneret as Biker
• Alessandro Tedeschi as Tour Eiffel Tourist
• Maria Tedeschi as Tour Eiffel Tourist

References

1. Rondolino p.183

Bibliography

• Gianni Rondolino. Dizionario del cinema italiano 1945-1969. G. Einaudi, 1969.

External links

• Engaged to Death at IMDb