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The Machine to Kill Bad People

1952 Italian film

The Machine to Kill Bad People (Italian: La Macchina ammazzacattivi) is a 1952 Italian fantasy comedy film directed by Roberto Rossellini and featuring Marilyn Buferd, William Tubbs and Clara Bindi.[1] It is part of the tradition of neorealism of the post-war years.[2] Having helped neorealism gain international recognition with his 1945 work Rome, Open City, Rossellini was trying to branch out into different styles.[3]

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Production

Rossellini began shooting the film in 1948, but production was beset by many problems.[4] Location shooting took place around Amalfi, Salerno and Trani.

Synopsis

A stranger claiming to be Saint Andrea gives to the village photographer a magic camera with the power to destroy the wicked. When it becomes apparent that no one is immune the photographer turns the device on the giver, who is unmasked as a devil and forced to return everyone to life.

Cast

References

  1. [1]
    Nowell-Smith p.104
  2. [2]
    Wagstaff p.437
  3. [3]
    Bondanella p.83-86
  4. [4]
    Brunette p.101

Bibliography

  • Peter, Bondanella. The Films of Roberto Rossellini. Cambridge University Press, 1993.
  • Brunette, Peter. Roberto Rossellini. University of California Press, 1996.
  • Nowell-Smith, Geoffrey . The Companion to Italian Cinema. Cassell, 1996.
  • Wagstaff, Christopher. Italian Neorealist Cinema: An Aesthetic Approach. University of Toronto Press, 2007.


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