Battles in the Shadow

1938 film

Battles in the Shadow

Directed by| Domenico Gambino
Written by| Sergio Amidei
Domenico Gambino
Produced by| Tullo Taormina
Starring| Antonio Centa
Dria Paola
Paola Barbara
Cinematography| Tamás Keményffy
Edited by| Giorgio Simonelli
Music by| Ulisse Siciliani

Production
company

Diana Film

Distributed by| Generalcine

Release date

* 23 November 1938 (1938-11-23)

Running time

| 88 minutes
Country| Italy
Language| Italian

Battles in the Shadow (Italian: Lotte nell'ombra) is a 1938 Italian spy thriller film directed by Domenico Gambino and starring Antonio Centa, Dria Paola and Paola Barbara.[1] It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Giorgio Pinzauti.

## Synopsis

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A group of foreign agents steal a formula for a new explosive, then kidnap the scientist's secretary to try and force her to decode the blueprints.

## Cast

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* Antonio Centa as Mario
* Dria Paola as Susanna
* Paola Barbara as Olga
* Renato Cialente as Korsanoff
* Febo Mari as Landi
* Silvana Jachino as Dora
* Renzo Merusi as Vittorio
* Carlo Lombardi as Ram-Sci
* Carlo Duse as Blanchard
* Roberto Bianchi Montero as Bob

## References

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1. ^ Curti p.33

## Bibliography

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* Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. I film: Tutti i film italiani dal 1930 al 1944. Gremese Editore, 2005.
* Curti, Roberto. Italian Giallo in Film and Television: A Critical History. McFarland, 2022.

## External links

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* Battles in the Shadow at IMDb

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