Il disco volante (1964)

Country of Origin: Italy
Year of Production: 1964
Running Times: 84 mins
Format: black and white     35mm
Ratio:
Sound: mono

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Company: Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica
Producer: Dino De Laurentiis

SCRIPT
Script: Rodolfo Sonego

DIRECTION
Director: Tinto Brass

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Bruno Barcarol

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Tatiana Casini Morigi

MUSIC
Music: Piero Piccioni
Songs: Kramer – Pallavicini (Ballando con te); Piccioni – Pallavicini (Chi sei amore)
Songs Performed By: John Foster (Ballando con te; Chi sei amore)

COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Costume Designer: Gianni Polidori

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Set Decorator: Elio Costanzi

LOCATIONS
Locations: Treviso, Veneto, Italy

CAST
Alberto Sordi (Sergeant Vincenzo Berruti / Marsicano / Don Giuseppi / Count Momi Crosara)
Silvana Mangano (Vittoria, A Poor Country Widow)
Monica Vitti (Dolores)
Gianluigi Crescenzi (Lance Corporal Fantuzzi)
Graziella Polesinanti (Countess Crosara)
Alberto Fogliani (the Mayor)
Lello Bersani, Carlo Mazzarella (TV reporters)
Lars Bloch (a physician)
Guido Celano (Vittoria's brother-in-law)
Liana Del Balzo (Dolores' mother)
Piero Morgia (a Lance-Corporal)
Albino Principe (the Bishop)
Eleonora Rossi Drago (Clelia)
Erika Blanc (extra (uncredited))

PLOT SUMMARY

A police Inspector and his inept sidekick are sent to country village to investigate reported sightings of a flying saucer. The ship has brought a crew of female aliens who get caught up in a carnival while being chased by men.

AVAILABILITY

Italy
Theatrical Distributors: Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica

USA
Theatrical Distributors: Embassy Pictures Corporation

TIMELINE

1964
December
22: Italy - passed by the ratings board
23: Italy - theatrical release

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

The Flying Saucer - US title

REFERENCES

MAGAZINES

The Dark Side no.55 p.22 (UK)
review

KEYWORDS

aliens, carnivals, ufos

Last Updated: 1 January, 2009