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Engaged to Death

Genre:Drama

Released:1957-04-13

Runtime:93

Overview

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.


Cast:

Rik Battaglia

Character: Carlo

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Sylva Koscina

Character: Lucia

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Margit Nünke

Character: Giovanna

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Gustavo Rojo

Character: Piero

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Saro Urzì

Character: Tullio

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Carlo Ninchi

Character: signor Parisi

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Hans Albers

Character: Lorenzo

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Marco Guglielmi

Character: Cimino

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Gualtiero De Angelis

Character: Carlo

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Emilio Cigoli

Character: Piero

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Luigi Pavese

Character: Lorenzo

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Anna Maini

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Marida Vanni

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Giovanni Piva

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Edoardo Toniolo

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Piero Pastore

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Giorgio Pucci

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Valeria Fabrizi

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Renato Navarrini

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Spartaco Ricci

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Geoffrey Duke

Character: Biker

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Libero Liberati

Character: Biker

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Bill Lomas

Character: Biker

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Enrico Lorenzetti

Character: Biker

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Pierre Monneret

Character: Biker

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Maria Tedeschi

Character: Tour Eiffel Tourist (uncredited)

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