The Thrill of the Skies | |
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Directed by | Giorgio Ferroni |
Produced by | Sandro Pallavicini |
Written by |
Gian Paolo Callegari Remigio Del Grosso Domenico Paolella Raoul Quattrocchi Giorgio Ferroni |
Starring |
Silvana Jachino Mario Giannini Mario Ferrari Aldo Fiorelli |
Music by | Amedeo Escobar |
Cinematography | Vincenzo Seratrice |
Edited by | Giorgio Simonelli |
Production
company |
INCOM
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Distributed by | Cine Tirrenia |
Release date
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8 March 1940 |
Running time
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98 minutes |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
The Thrill of the Skies (Italian:L'ebbrezza del cielo) is a 1940 Italian war film directed by Giorgio Ferroni and starring Silvana Jachino, Mario Giannini and Mario Ferrari. A group of aspiring young pilots in the city of Asiago construct a glider. After service in the Spanish Civil War, they return to a heroic reception in their home city.
Much of the film was shot on location around Asiago. Although mostly filmed in black-and-white, the last few minutes are in Dufaycolor. Ferroni had recently returned from Spain, where he had directed pro-Nationalist documentaries.