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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Cast & Crew.

Rik Battaglia
Carlo

Sylva Koscina
Lucia

Margit Nünke
Giovanna

Gustavo Rojo
Piero

Saro Urzì
Tullio

Carlo Ninchi
signor Parisi

Hans Albers
Lorenzo

Marco Guglielmi
Cimino

Gualtiero De Angelis
Carlo

Emilio Cigoli
Piero

Luigi Pavese
Lorenzo

Geoffrey Duke
Biker

Libero Liberati
Biker

Bill Lomas
Biker

Enrico Lorenzetti
Biker

Pierre Monneret
Biker

Maria Tedeschi
Tour Eiffel Tourist (uncredited)

Romolo Marcellini
Director

Jacques Rémy
Writer

Andrea Fantacci
Property Master

Mario Morigi
Sound

Giuseppe De Santis
Writer

Orazio Tassara
Production Manager

Marisa Crimi
Costume Design

Nicolò Ferrari
Writer

Franco Solinas
Writer

Giuseppe Driussi
Producer

Carlo Egidi
Production Design

Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
Music

Eraldo Da Roma
Editor

Aldo Giordani
Cinematography

Marida Vanni

Giovanni Piva

Anna Maini

Giorgio Pucci

Piero Pastore

Edoardo Toniolo

Spartaco Ricci

Renato Navarrini

Valeria Fabrizi
Details.
Release DateApril 13, 1957
Original NameI fidanzati della morte
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 33m
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
motorcycle
race
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.
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