The Front Line (2009)
Overview
United by an uncompromising struggle as members of the infamous 1970s far-left terrorist group Prima Linea, fugitive couple Sergio and Susanna have become increasingly alienated from the real world. Their luck runs out when Susanna is captured and thrown in jail. Putting his life on the line, Sergio embarks on a radical plan... Loosely based on the memoir by Prima Linea's 'commander' Sergio Segio.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | it |
| Popularity | 2.198 |
Directed By
Renato De Maria
Crew
Renato De Maria
Luc Dardenne
Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Fidel Signorile
Ivan Cotroneo
Sandro Petraglia
Ivan Cotroneo
Renato De Maria
Fidel Signorile
Sandro Petraglia
Max Richter
Gian Filippo Corticelli
Delphine Tomson
Alessandra Mura
Marco Spoletini
Francesco Vedovati
Igor Gabriel
Andrea Occhipinti
Nicoletta Taranta
Gianluca Arcopinto
Marta Billingsley
Marc Bastien
Arlette Zylberberg
Stefano Massenzi
Jan Pace
Michela Rossi
Gianluca Mazzella
Thomas Gauder
Carl Clifton
James Atherton
Mario Iaquone
Benoît Dervaux
Sergio Segio
TOP CAST
Riccardo Scamarcio
Sergio Segio
Giovanna Mezzogiorno
Susanna Ronconi
Fabrizio Rongione
Claudio
Dario Aita
Massimo
Michele Alhaique
Rosario
Jacopo Maria Bicocchi
Marco Donat-Cattin
Piero Cardano
Guido
Francesca Cuttica
Federica Meroni
Franco Demaestri
Pensionato
Marco Iermanò
Willy
Anita Kravos
Marina Premoli
Lucia Mascino
Loredana Biancamano
Cristina Pasino
Federica
Umberto Petranca
Roberto Sandalo
Ugo Piva
Gianluca
Giorgio Sangati
Lucio
Duccio Camerini
Padre di Sergio
Lino Guanciale
Piero
Teresa Acerbis
Madre di Sergio
Elisa Galvagno
Carcerata
Tatiana Lepore
Guardia carceraria
Liam Riccardo
Figlio di Emilio Alessandrini
Daniela Tusa
Guardia carceraria
Antonio Zavatteri
Emilio Alessandrini
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