Engaged to Death (1957)
1h 33m
Running Time
April 13, 1957Release Date
Plot.
A tale of love, rivalry and passion set in the 50s, in the madcap world of motorcycle speed races, shot on the occasion of the main competitions of that time, such as Monza’s Moto GP and the last edition of the legendary Milano-Taranto race. With also very rare footage of the Moto Guzzi wind tunnel and factories. The film features, alongside popular actors Rik Battaglia and Sylva Koscina, many of the most important champions of those years: Geoffrey Duke, Libero Liberati, Bill Lomas, Enrico Lorenzetti, Reg Armstrong, Stanley Woods, Ken Cavanagh, Dickie Dale, Thomas Campbell, Pierre Monneret, Albino Milani, Walter Zeller, Bruno Francisci, all of them riding amazing Moto Guzzi, Gilera, Mondial and Norton bikes with the so charming and dangerous dustbin fairings that were going to be banned in 1958.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Rik Battaglia
Carlo
Sylva Koscina
Lucia
Margit Nünke
Giovanna
Saro Urzì
Tullio
Gustavo Rojo
Pietro
Carlo Ninchi
signor Parisi
Romolo Marcellini
Director
Hans Albers
Lorenzo
Giuseppe De Santis
Writer
Nicolò Ferrari
Writer
Marco Guglielmi
Cimino
Jacques Rémy
Writer
Gualtiero De Angelis
Carlo
Franco Solinas
Writer
Emilio Cigoli
Piero
Giuseppe Driussi
Producer
Luigi Pavese
Lorenzo
Geoffrey Duke
Biker
Libero Liberati
Biker
Bill Lomas
Biker
Enrico Lorenzetti
Biker
Pierre Monneret
Biker
Maria Tedeschi
Tour Eiffel Tourist (uncredited)
Eraldo Da Roma
Editor
Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
Music
Aldo Giordani
Cinematography
Andrea Fantacci
Property Master
Carlo Egidi
Production Design
Orazio Tassara
Production Manager
Mario Morigi
Sound
Marisa Crimi
Costume Design
Giorgio Pucci
Piero Pastore
Edoardo Toniolo
Giovanni Piva
Marida Vanni
Anna Maini
Spartaco Ricci
Renato Navarrini
Valeria Fabrizi
Details.
Release DateApril 13, 1957
Original NameI fidanzati della morte
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 33m
Genres
Wiki.
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. 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.