Engaged to Death (1957)
Overview
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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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | it |
| Popularity | 0.595 |
Directed By
Romolo Marcellini
Crew
Romolo Marcellini
Jacques Rémy
Andrea Fantacci
Mario Morigi
Giuseppe De Santis
Orazio Tassara
Marisa Crimi
Nicolò Ferrari
Franco Solinas
Giuseppe Driussi
Carlo Egidi
Eraldo Da Roma
Aldo Giordani
TOP CAST
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)
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