''The Four Days of Naples'' ( it, Le quattro giornate di Napoli) is a 1962 Italian film, directed by

Nanni Loy Nanni Loy (born Giovanni Loi; 23 October 1925 – 21 August 1995) was an Italian film, theatre and TV director. Specifically, Nanni Loy was Sardinian, and one of several notable Sardinian film makers, including Franco Solinas. Biography Lo ...

and set during the

uprising Rebellion, uprising, or insurrection is a refusal of obedience or order. It refers to the open resistance against the orders of an established authority. A rebellion originates from a sentiment of indignation and disapproval of a situation and ...

which gives its name. It stars

Regina Bianchi Regina Bianchi (1 January 1921 – 5 April 2013) was an Italian stage and film actress. Life and career Born in Lecce as Regina D'Antigny, she was the daughter of two theater actors. Forced by the fascist phobia of foreign cultures to change he ...

Aldo Giuffrè Aldo Giuffrè (10 April 1924 – 26 June 2010) was an Italian film actor and comedian who appeared in over 90 films between 1948 and 2001. He was born in Naples and was the brother of actor Carlo Giuffrè. He is known for his roles in '' The F ...

Lea Massari Lea Massari, born Anna Maria Massetani (born 30 June 1933) is an actress and singer from Italy. Massari was born Anna Maria Massetani in Rome, but changed her name to Lea Massari when she was 22 after the death of her fiancé Leo. She studied a ...

Jean Sorel Jean Sorel (; born 25 September 1934) is a French actor. Born Jean Bernard de Chieusses de Combaud de Roquebrune, he worked extensively in European cinema during the 1960s and 1970s with directors such as Luis Buñuel and Luchino Visconti. How ...

, Franco Sportelli,

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and Frank Wolff. The film won the

Nastro d'Argento for Best Director The ''Nastro d'Argento'' (Silver Ribbon) for Best Director ( it, Nastro d'argento al regista del miglior film) is a film award bestowed annually as part of the Nastro d'Argento awards since 1946, organized by the Italian National Association of Fi ...

, and was nominated for an

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and Writing Original Screenplay, and a

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. At the

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in 1963, the film was awarded with the

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Prize.

Plot

Following the truce between Italy and the

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, German forces occupy

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

and begin to shoot resisters, demolish port facilities and round up young men to be transported to Germany as

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. The city's population, aware that Allied forces are close and determined to disrupt the deportations, revolt against the Germans, despite their limited arms and organization. After four days, Germans forces retreat from the city just before Allied troops arrive by advancing from the

Salerno Salerno (, , ; nap, label= Salernitano, Saliernë, ) is an ancient city and ''comune'' in Campania (southwestern Italy) and is the capital of the namesake province, being the second largest city in the region by number of inhabitants, after ...

beachhead.

Cast

as Concetta Capuozzo (as Régina Bianchi) *

as Pitrella *

as Maria *

as sailor livornese * Franco Sportelli as Prof. Rosati *

as Sailor *

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* Frank Wolff as Salvatore *

Luigi De Filippo Luigi De Filippo (10 August 1930 – 31 March 2018) was an Italian actor, stage director and playwright. Born in Naples, the son of actors Peppino De Filippo and Adele Carloni, he studied literature at the university, leaving the studies on the ...

as Cicillo *

Pupella Maggio Pupella Maggio (born Giustina Maria Maggio) (24 April 1910 – 8 December 1999) was an Italian film actress. Life and career Born in Naples into a family of actors, Maggio debuted on stage aged twelve years old, as the sidekick of her brother ...

as Arturo's Mother *

Georges Wilson Georges Wilson (16 October 1921 – 3 February 2010) was a French film and television actor. He was the father of French actor Lambert Wilson. Biography Wilson was born in Champigny-sur-Marne, Seine (now Val-de-Marne) as the illegitimate s ...

as Reformatory Director * Raffaele Barbato as Ajello *

Rosalia Maggio Rosalia Maggio (1 May 1921 – 25 July 1995) was an Italian actress, dancer, singer and showgirl. Biography Born in Palermo, she was the daughter of two comedian actors and sister of actors Enzo, Dante, Beniamino and Pupella Maggio. She debut ...

as concerned woman *

Enzo Cannavale Vincenzo "Enzo" Cannavale (5 April 1928 – 18 March 2011) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films since 1949, including ''Cinema Paradiso'', which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 62nd Academ ...

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* as * Raffaele Barbato as Ajello

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* * * 1962 films 1962 war films Italian war films 1960s Italian-language films Films about Italian resistance movement Films set in Naples Italian Campaign of World War II films Films directed by Nanni Loy Films scored by Carlo Rustichelli Titanus films Italian World War II films 1960s Italian films {{1960s-Italy-film-stub

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