Storms (film)

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Storms
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French film poster
Directed by Guido Brignone
Written byGuido Brignone
Alessandro De Stefani
René Lefèvre
Sabatino Lopez
Carlo Musso
Starring Jean Gabin
Silvana Pampanini
Carla Del Poggio
Cinematography Mario Montuori
Edited by Jolanda Benvenuti
Music by Ettore Montanaro
Production
companies
Titanus
Daunia Film
Société Générale de Cinématographie
Distributed byLes Films Marceau
Titanus
Release date
  • 6 February 1953 (1953-02-06)(Italy)
Running time
92 minutes
Countries
  • France
  • Italy
Languages French, Italian

Storms or Dangerous Girl (Italian: Bufere, French: Fille dangereuse) is a 1953 French-Italian melodrama film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Jean Gabin, Silvana Pampanini and Carla Del Poggio. [1] [2] [3] It was shot at the Farnesina Studios of Titanus in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ottavio Scotti. Location shooting took place around Perugia where the film is set.

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Synopsis

A renowned surgeon becomes involved with an attractive circus trapeze artist with the relationship threatening his marriage and family life.

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References

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  2. Harriss p.196
  3. Gundle p.275

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