The Thrill of the Skies

The Thrill of the Skies (Italian: L'ebbrezza del cielo) is a 1940 Italian war film directed by Giorgio Ferroni and starring Silvana Jachino, Mario Giannini and Mario Ferrari. A group of aspiring young pilots in the city of Asiago construct a glider. After service in the Spanish Civil War, they return to a heroic reception in their home city.[1]

The Thrill of the Skies
Directed byGiorgio Ferroni
Written by
Produced bySandro Pallavicini
Starring
CinematographyVincenzo Seratrice
Edited byGiorgio Simonelli
Music byAmedeo Escobar
Production
company
INCOM
Distributed byCine Tirrenia
Release date
  • 8 March 1940 (1940-03-08)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Much of the film was shot on location around Asiago. Although mostly filmed in black-and-white, the last few minutes are in Dufaycolor.[2] Ferroni had recently returned from Spain, where he had directed pro-Nationalist documentaries.[3]

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Brunetta p.93
  2. ^ Raimondo-Souto p.212-13
  3. ^ Brunetta p.93

Bibliography

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  • Brunetta, Gian Piero. The History of Italian Cinema: A Guide to Italian Film from Its Origins to the Twenty-first Century. Princeton University Press, 2009.
  • Raimondo-Souto, H. Mario. Motion Picture Photography: A History, 1891-1960. McFarland, 2006.
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