The Condemned of Altona (1962)

6.8114 minDirector: Vittorio De Sica

1962 film

The Condemned of Altona (Italian: I sequestrati di Altona) is a 1962 Italian-French drama film directed by Vittorio De Sica. It is based on the play of the same name by Jean-Paul Sartre. For this film Vittorio De Sica won the Academy of Italian Cinema's David di Donatello award for Best Director.

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The Condemned of Altona (1962) — A maddened German war criminal lives in a secluded house owned by his rich father who lets him think the war is still on 20 years after the fact.
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