The Cuckoo Clock | |
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Directed by | Camillo Mastrocinque |
Written by |
Alberto Donini (play) Renato Castellani Mario Soldati |
Produced by | Romolo Laurenti |
Starring |
Vittorio De Sica Oretta Fiume Laura Solari |
Cinematography |
Piero Pupilli Jack Stevens |
Edited by | Giorgio Simonelli |
Music by | Vittorio Rieti |
Production company | Era Film |
Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
The Cuckoo Clock (Italian: L'orologio a cucù) is a 1938 Italian historical mystery thriller film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque and starring Vittorio De Sica, Oretta Fiume and Laura Solari. [1] It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome and on location in Livorno. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gino Brosio.
At the time of Napoleon's escape from Elba, a wealthy banker from Livorno hides his gold in a cuckoo clock to protect it from seizure by revolutionaries.