The Crossroads (1951 film)

The Crossroads
The Crossroads
	Italian theatrical release poster
Directed by	Fernando Cerchio
Written by	Leonardo Benvenuti; Aldo Bizzarri; Fernando Cerchio; Marcello Giannini; Giuseppe Mangione; Calogero Marrocco; Corrado Pavolini;
Produced by	Rosario Capaci; Luigi Rovere;
Starring	Raf Vallone; Charles Vanel; Claudine Dupuis;
Cinematography	Renato Del Frate
Edited by	Rolando Benedetti
Music by	Carlo Rustichelli
Production; companies	Epica Film; Rovere Film;
Distributed by	Regionale
Release date	19 March 1951;
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

The Crossroads or The Junction (Italian: Il bivio) is a 1951 Italian crime film directed by Fernando Cerchio and starring Raf Vallone, Charles Vanel and Claudine Dupuis.^[1] A criminal infiltrates the police to assist his gang, but begins to have a change of heart when he enjoys his new job.

The film's sets were designed by Luigi Ricci.

Plot[edit]

Italy, 1950s. Aldo Marchi (Raf Vallone), already decorated during the war and later became the leader of a dangerous criminal gang of thieves, managed to get into the police flying squad of Turin with the aim to safely direct the robbery of the companions

Cast[edit]

Raf Vallone as Aldo Marchi
Charles Vanel as Lubiani
Claudine Dupuis as Giovanna
Saro Urzì as Il brigadiere Carmelo Carlin
Carlo Sposito as Il vice-commissario Sani
Gianni Rizzo as Beppe detto il Curato
Natale Cirino as Aldrighi
Franco Navarra as L'Americano
Saro Arcidiacono as Bergomi
Pierangelo Attino as Gino
Franco Balducci
Evar Maran as Mario Boresi detto il Bello
Mimo Billi as Un vice-commissario
Piero Pastore as De Vecchi
Gianni Luda
Enzo Tarascio
Delfi Tanzi
Winni Riva
Ermanno Pavarino
Alberto Collo
Michel Lemoine

References[edit]

^ Curti p.5

Bibliography[edit]

Roberto Curti. Italian Crime Filmography, 1968–1980. McFarland, 2013.

External links[edit]

The Crossroads at IMDb

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[1] Curti p.5

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