The Warm Life

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The Warm Life
La calda vita.jpg
Directed by Florestano Vancini
Written byFlorestano Vancini
Marcello Fondato
Elio Bartolini
Starring Catherine Spaak
Cinematography Roberto Gerardi
Music by Carlo Rustichelli
Release date
  • 1963 (1963)
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

The Warm Life (Italian : La calda vita) is a 1963 Italian drama film written and directed by Florestano Vancini and starring Catherine Spaak. It is based loosely on the novel La calda vita by Pier Antonio Quarantotti Gambini. [1] Read more

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References

  1. Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia; Mario Pecorari (1991). Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 1992. ISBN   8876055932.