Long Night in '43

Long Night in '43

1960 · 105 min · ★ 7.1 · War, Drama, Romance

1943. The affair between Anna, unhappily married to wheelchair-bound Pino, and deserter Franco unfolds in foggy Ferrara, intertwining with the power struggle taking place within local Fascist ranks that culminates in a massacre of civilians, including Franco's father – Pino sees it all from his window, but will he tell anyone?

Directed by Florestano Vancini · Written by Pier Paolo Pasolini

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