The Invisible Wall (1991 film)

The Rubber Wall
Theatrical release poster by Renato Casaro
Directed by	Marco Risi
Written by	Andrea Purgatori Sandro Petraglia Stefano Rulli
Produced by	Mario Cecchi Gori Vittorio Cecchi Gori Maurizio Tedesco
Starring	Corso Salani
Cinematography	Mauro Marchetti
Edited by	Claudio Di Mauro
Music by	Francesco De Gregori
Distributed by	Penta Distribuzione
Release date	September 12, 1991 (1991-09-12)(Italy)
Running time	120 minutes
Language	Italian

The Invisible Wall ^{[1] [2]} (Italian : Il muro di gomma, lit.  'The Rubber Wall') is a 1991 Italian drama film directed by Marco Risi. The film, which deals with the crash of Itavia Flight 870, entered the competition at the 48th Venice International Film Festival. ^{[3] [4]}

Plot

Italy, on the evening of June 27, 1980, a civil aircraft flown by the Italian domestic airline Itavia, travelling from Bologna to Palermo, disappears in flight. Its remains are near Ustica: eighty victims. The causes are mysterious.

Cast

• Corso Salani: Rocco Ferrante
• Angela Finocchiaro: Giannina
• Ivano Marescotti: Giulio
• Antonello Fassari: Franco
• Carla Benedetti: Sandra
• Pietro Ghislandi: Corrà
• David Zard: Agente Segreto
• Mario Patané: Paolo
• Eliana Miglio: Anna
• Gianfranco Barra: Minister of Defence
• Ivo Garrani: Admiral Chief of the Defence Staff
• Sergio Fiorentini: General Chief of Staff of the Air Force
• Luigi Montini: General Air Force Spokesman
• Tony Sperandeo: Air Force NCO
• David Brandon  : American Diplomat

See also

• List of Italian films of 1991

References

1. Moliterno, Gino (12 October 2009). The A to Z of Italian Cinema. Scarecrow Press. p. 269. ISBN   978-0-8108-7059-8.
2. Vitti, Antonio (2009). The Films of Gianni Amelio. Metauro. pp. 63, 176. ISBN   978-88-6156-021-5.
3. Edoardo Pittalis, Roberto Pugliese, Bella di Notte, August 1996.
4. Andrew Spicer (19 March 2010). Historical Dictionary of Film Noir. Scarecrow Press, 2010, p. 465. ISBN   9780810873780.

External links

• The Invisible Wall at IMDb