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Engaged to Death

Engaged to Death

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Drama

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A tale of love, rivalry and passion set in the 50s, in the madcap world of motorcycle speed races, shot on the occasion of the main competitions of that time, such as Monza’s Moto GP and the last edition of the legendary Milano-Taranto race. With also very rare footage of the Moto Guzzi wind tunnel and factories. The film features, alongside popular actors Rik Battaglia and Sylva Koscina, many of the most important champions of those years: Geoffrey Duke, Libero Liberati, Bill Lomas, Enrico Lorenzetti, Reg Armstrong, Stanley Woods, Ken Cavanagh, Dickie Dale, Thomas Campbell, Pierre Monneret, Albino Milani, Walter Zeller, Bruno Francisci, all of them riding amazing Moto Guzzi, Gilera, Mondial and Norton bikes with the so charming and dangerous dustbin fairings that were going to be banned in 1958.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

93 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

13 April 1957

Country

Italy

Cast

Rik Battaglia

Rik Battaglia

Carlo

Sylva Koscina

Sylva Koscina

Lucia

Margit Nünke

Margit Nünke

Giovanna

Gustavo Rojo

Gustavo Rojo

Piero

Saro Urzì

Saro Urzì

Tullio

Carlo Ninchi

Carlo Ninchi

signor Parisi

Hans Albers

Hans Albers

Lorenzo

Marco Guglielmi

Marco Guglielmi

Cimino

Gualtiero De Angelis

Gualtiero De Angelis

Carlo

Emilio Cigoli

Emilio Cigoli

Piero

Luigi Pavese

Luigi Pavese

Lorenzo

Anna Maini

Anna Maini

Marida Vanni

Marida Vanni

Giovanni Piva

Giovanni Piva

Edoardo Toniolo

Edoardo Toniolo

Piero Pastore

Piero Pastore

Giorgio Pucci

Giorgio Pucci

Valeria Fabrizi

Valeria Fabrizi

Renato Navarrini

Renato Navarrini

Spartaco Ricci

Spartaco Ricci

Geoffrey Duke

Geoffrey Duke

Biker

Libero Liberati

Libero Liberati

Biker

Bill Lomas

Bill Lomas

Biker

Enrico Lorenzetti

Enrico Lorenzetti

Biker

Pierre Monneret

Pierre Monneret

Biker

Maria Tedeschi

Maria Tedeschi

Tour Eiffel Tourist (uncredited)

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