A Tale of Five Cities
A Tale of Five Cities (Italian: Passaporto per l'oriente and released as A Tale of Five Women in the US) is a 1951 British-Italian international co-production drama film directed by Romolo Marcellini and five other directors.[1] The five cities cited in the title are: Rome, Paris, Berlin, London, and Vienna.[2]
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 A poster bearing the film's US title: A Tale of Five Women | |
| Directed by | Romolo Marcellini Emil E. Reinert Wolfgang Staudte Montgomery Tully Géza von Cziffra Irma von Cube |
| Written by | Maurice J. Wilson Jacques Companéez Patrick Kirwan Richard Llewellyn Alexander Paal Piero Tellini Günther Weisenborn |
| Produced by | Ermanno Donati Boris Morros Alexander Paal Paul Pantaleen Maurice J. Wilson |
| Starring | Bonar Colleano Gina Lollobrigida Eva Bartok |
| Edited by | Maurice Rootes |
| Music by | Hans May |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom Italy Austria France West Germany |
| Languages | English Italian |
Plot
When Englishman Bob Mitchell leaves his longtime home in America to enlist in the Royal Air Force, his grueling combat experiences result in a loss of memory. As Bob has no identity tags, doctors unknowingly repatriate him to America, where magazine editor Lesley learns of his condition. All Bob can recall are five women from various European cities, so the magazine sponsors a trip for him to visit each, hoping he'll learn crucial details of his identity.
Cast
- Bonar Colleano as Bob Mitchell
- Barbara Kelly as Lesley - American Magazine Editor
- Anne Vernon as Jeannine Meunier
- Karin Himboldt as Charlotte Smith (as Karin Himbold)
- Lily Kann as Charlady (as Lily Kahn)
- Danny Green as Levinsky
- Carl Jaffe as Charlotte's Brother
- MacDonald Parke as New York Magazine Editor
- Althea Orr as Matron (as Aletha Orr)
- Lana Morris as Delia Morel Romanoff
- Eva Bartok as Kathaline Telek
- Gina Lollobrigida as Maria Severini
- Geoffrey Sumner as Wingco
- Philip Leaver as Italian Official
- Annette Poivre as Annette
- Charles Irwin as London Editor
- Arthur Gomez as Carabinieri
- Dany Dauberson
- Andrew Irvine as Jimmy
- Vera Molnar
- O. W. Fischer
- Terence Alexander
- Raymond Bussières as Jeannine's brother
- Marcello Mastroianni as Aldo Mazzetti
- Enzo Staiola as A Boy
- Liliana Tellini
- Lamberto Maggiorani
Production
Shooting took place at the Riverside Studios and Walton Studios as well as on location around the various cities. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Don Russell, Jean d'Eaubonne, Fritz Jüptner-Jonstorff and Walter Kutz.[3]
References
- "NY Times: A Tale of Five Women". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2009.
- "NY Times Review: A Tale of Five Women". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- "A Tale of Five Women: Production credits". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.