The Walls of Malapaga (1949)

6.887 minDirector: René Clément

1949 films

The Walls of Malapaga (Italian: Le mura di Malapaga, French: Au-delà des grilles, lit. 'Beyond the Gates'), is a 1949 French-Italian drama film directed by René Clément and starring Jean Gabin, Isa Miranda and Andrea Checchi. It was a co-production made by Francinex and Italia Produzione, produced by Alfredo Guarini from a screenplay by Cesare Zavattini, Suso Cecchi d'Amico and Alfredo Guarini adapted by Jean Aurenche and Pierre Bost. The music score was by Roman Vlad and the cinematography by Louis Page. It was made at the Farnesina Studios of Titanus in Rome with sets designed by the art director Piero Filippone and Luigi Gervasi.

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The Walls of Malapaga (1949) — A French fugitive arrives in Genoa, where he becomes entangled with an Italian woman and her daughter.
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