The Last Race (1954 film)

The Last Race
Directed by	Piero Costa
Written by	Carlo Leopoldo Basile Piero Costa
Starring	Vera Bergman Enzo Fiermonte Checco Durante
Cinematography	Francesco Raitano
Edited by	Lia Massimo
Music by	Corrado Pintaldi
Production company	Sesia Film
Distributed by	Zelica Film
Release date	23 May 1954 (1954-05-23)
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

The Last Race (Italian: L'ultima gara) is a 1954 Italian drama film directed by Piero Costa and starring Vera Bergman, Enzo Fiermonte and Checco Durante. Production began in 1949, but was not completed until 1953 with the film given its release the following year. It earned just under 30 million lire at the box office.^[1]

Two rowers are both in love with the same woman while training for a race on the River Tiber.

• Vera Bergman as Sandra
• Enzo Fiermonte as Filippo
• Checco Durante as Sor Giggi
• Franco Silva as Marco
• Franco Pesce as Piuma
• Dante Serra as Carlo
• Anna Maria Dionisi as Severina
• Margherita Bossi as Madre di Severina
• Arturo Dominici Doctor Magni
• Mario Lodolini as Cristofari
• Irene Quattrini as Nurse
• Felice Romano as Padron Giulio

• Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. Dizionario del cinema italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959. Gremese Editore, 1991.

• The Last Race at IMDb

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