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72 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
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A Day in Court
1954 1h 37m IT
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6.3
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★6.3TMDB · 59
ComedyDrama
Synopsis
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A day at an Italian trial court, where a magistrate judges a full array of peculiar petty crimes and characters.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Peppino De Filippo
Pretore Salomone Lo Russo
Silvana Pampanini
Luisa
Alberto Sordi
Nando Mericoni
Sophia Loren
Anna
Tania Weber
Elena
Leopoldo Trieste
Leopoldo
Walter Chiari
Don Michele
Armenia Balducci
The fiancée
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Steno
- Writers
- Sandro Continenza, Lucio Fulci, Alberto Sordi
- Languages
- Italian
- Countries
- Italy
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Steno, shot by Marco Scarpelli. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Armando Trovajoli. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Giuliana Attenni shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Peppino De Filippo and Silvana Pampanini and Alberto Sordi carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0047025 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 59 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Steno directs. Marco Scarpelli behind the camera. Armando Trovajoli scores. Giuliana Attenni cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 172 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 2Directed by Steno, shot by Marco Scarpelli. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Armando Trovajoli. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Giuliana Attenni shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Peppino De Filippo and Silvana Pampanini and Alberto Sordi carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0047025 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 59 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Marco Scarpelli
- Original score
- Armando Trovajoli
- Editing
- Giuliana Attenni
- Production design
- Piero Filippone
- Runtime
- 97 min · 1h 37m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- IT
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Steno
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Production companies
Who made it
- EX
Excelsa Film
IT
- DO
Documento Film
IT
- MI
Minerva Film
IT
Key crew
- Camera OperatorElio Polacchi
- SoundRinaldo Boggio
- Production DesignPiero Filippone
- First Assistant DirectorLucio Fulci
- Second Assistant DirectorPaolo Heusch
- Production SupervisorOrazio Tassara
- Production SecretaryAngelo Binarelli
- Production ManagerPaolo Frascà
- EditorGiuliana Attenni
- IdeaLucio Fulci
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1963-05-10
Also known as
International titles
- A Day in CourtGB
