Imbarco a mezzanotte

1952 [ITALIAN]

Action / Drama

4
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 80%
IMDb Rating 6.6/10 10 310 310

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Plot summary

A down-and-out crook on the lam befriends a young street urchin, in an Italian port city. At first amused that the boy is a sneak thief, he tries to deflects the kid from a life of crime. Tipped off by a woman anxious to collect the reward for him (who is wanted for murder), the police pursue the two lost souls.

Director

Joseph Losey Photo
Joseph Losey

Top cast

Joan Lorring Photo
Joan Lorring as Angela, a lonely woman
Alfredo Varelli Photo
Alfredo Varelli as The Neighborhood Patrolman
Aldo Silvani Photo
Aldo Silvani as Peroni, the junk dealer
Linda Sini Photo
Linda Sini as Signora Raffetto
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665.93 MB
988*720
English 2.0
Approved
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 22 min
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1.28 GB
1472*1072
English 2.0
Approved
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 22 min
Seeds 3

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by CinemaSerf 6 / 10

There is something familiar about this film

There is something familiar about this film - it reminded me a little of "Hunted" (also from 1952). Paul Muni is a homeless man who happens upon a young boy "Giacomo" (Vittorio Mununta), who has resorted to petty theft after he accidentally lost the money to buy the milk for him and his impoverished mother (Luisa Rossi) - and a bit of a tragic confrontation ensues between the pair and the elderly shopkeeper. In panic, they end up hiding in the same place, and after repeated attempts to get shot of the young lad, the two start to bond whilst trying to avoid the pursuing Carabinieri. It's an odd film to watch - it's really about the relationship between the two, but Joseph Losey doesn't really give us very much to work with. The script is really dry and though young Mununta is quite engaging, none of the adult performances really take off. Unlike "Hunted" - the film lacks focus and meanders along to a pretty predictable denouement just a bit too haphazardly as to be compelling. It is only 90 minutes but seems quite a bit longer and I doubt anyone would call it their best work.
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Reviewed by RodrigAndrisan 9 / 10

A little drama!

A great actor remains a great actor even in a small film, and I'm not talking about a short film. I am talking about this film which is not Paul Muni's best film, it is only a modest film in the style of Italian neorealism from the years after the second world war, neorealism perfected by directors such as Vittorio De Sica, Roberto Rossellini, Luchino Visconti, Alberto Lattuada, Carlo Lizzani, Aldo Vergano, Pietro Germi and Luigi Zampa. Joseph Losey acquitted himself of the task in a more than decent way. Likewise, the unique, extraordinary Paul Muni, who didn't have much to do here, to show off his infinite talent. Excellent children, the boy played by Vittorio Manunta, and the girl, his sister, Fausta Mazzucchelli. Luisa Rossi in the role of the mother, Joan Loring, in the role of Angela, Héléna Manson in the role of the victim killed in the store, and a constant collaborator of Federico Fellini, Aldo Silvani, in the role of Peroni, are very convincing.

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