List of Italian films of 1949

A list of films produced in Italy in 1949 (see 1949 in film):

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
1949
Adam and Eve	Mario Mattoli	Erminio Macario, Isa Barzizza, Nerio Bernardi	Comedy
Alarm Bells	Luigi Zampa	Gina Lollobrigida, Yvonne Sanson, Eduardo De Filippo	Drama
Altura	Mario Sequi	Massimo Girotti, Roldano Lupi, Eleonora Rossi Drago	Drama
Anthony of Padua	Pietro Francisci	Aldo Fiorelli, Silvana Pampanini, Carlo Giustini	Historical
Bitter Rice	Giuseppe De Santis	Silvana Mangano, Doris Dowling, Raf Vallone, Vittorio Gassman	Neorealist drama	Academy Award for Best Story nominee
Black Magic	Gregory Ratoff	Orson Welles, Akim Tamiroff, Valentina Cortese	Historical	Co-production with the US
The Bride Can't Wait	Gianni Franciolini	Gino Cervi, Gina Lollobrigida, Odile Versois	Comedy
Buried Alive	Guido Brignone	Milly Vitale, Paul Muller, Evi Maltagliati	Historical
Call of the Blood	John Clements, Ladislao Vajda	John Clements, Kay Hammond, Carlo Ninchi	Drama	Co-production with Britain
Chains	Raffaello Matarazzo	Amedeo Nazzari, Yvonne Sanson, Aldo Nicodemi, Teresa Franchini	Melodrama
The Dynamite Brothers	Nino Pagot, Toni Pagot	Aldo Silvani	Animation	One of the first Italian animated films together with The Rose of Baghdad
The Emperor of Capri	Luigi Comencini	Totò, Yvonne Sanson, Marisa Merlini, Laura Gore	Comedy
Fabiola	Alessandro Blasetti	Michèle Morgan, Michel Simon, Massimo Girotti	Historical	Co-production with France
The Firemen of Viggiù	Mario Mattoli	Totò, Isa Barzizza, Carlo Campanini, Ave Ninchi	Comedy
The Flame That Will Not Die	Vittorio Cottafavi	Gino Cervi, María Denis, Leonardo Cortese	War drama
Flying Squadron	Luigi Capuano	Massimo Serato, Dina Sassoli, Umberto Spadaro	Adventure
Golden Madonna	Luigi Carpentieri, Ladislao Vajda	Phyllis Calvert, Tullio Carminati, Michael Rennie	Drama	Co-production with Britain
Hand of Death	Carlo Campogalliani	María Martín, Adriano Rimoldi, Carlo Ninchi	Melodrama
Heaven over the Marshes	Augusto Genina	Rubi D'Alma, Michele Malaspina, Domenico Viglione Borghese	Drama	Venice Award, Nastro d'Argento Best Director
How I Discovered America	Carlo Borghesio	Erminio Macario, Carlo Ninchi, Delia Scala	Comedy
In the Name of the Law	Pietro Germi	Massimo Girotti, Jone Salinas, Saro Urzì	Crime
The Iron Swordsman	Riccardo Freda	Carlo Ninchi, Gianna Maria Canale, Luigi Pavese	Historical
It's Forever Springtime	Renato Castellani	Elena Varzi, Irene Genna, Renato Baldini	Neorealist drama	Nastro d'Argento Best script
Little Lady	Mario Mattoli	Gino Bechi, Antonella Lualdi, Aroldo Tieri	Comedy
The Mill on the Po	Alberto Lattuada	Carla Del Poggio, Jacques Sernas, Giulio Calì, Nino Pavese	Drama
The Monastery of Santa Chiara	Mario Sequi	Edda Albertini, Massimo Serato, Nyta Dover	Drama
A Night of Fame	Mario Monicelli, Steno	Marcel Cerdan, Ferruccio Tagliavini, Mischa Auer	Comedy
The Pirates of Capri	Edgar G. Ulmer	Louis Hayward, Binnie Barnes, Mariella Lotti	Adventure	Co-production with US
Return to Naples	Domenico Gambino	Nino Manfredi, Carlo Lombardi, Paola Barbara	Drama
The Rose of Baghdad	Anton Gino Domenighini	Giulio Panicali, Carlo Romano, Olinto Cristina, Mario Besesti, Giovanna Scotto, Lauro Gazzolo, Giulio Fioravanti	Animation	Dubbed into English as The Singing Princess with Julie Andrews
Sicilian Uprising	Giorgio Pastina	Marina Berti, Clara Calamai, Roldano Lupi	Historical
Toto Le Mokò	Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia	Totò, Gianna Maria Canale, Carlo Ninchi	Comedy	Parody of Pépé le Moko
Toto Looks For a House	Steno, Mario Monicelli	Totò, Alda Mangini, Lia Molfesi, Aroldo Tieri	Comedy	Close to Italian neorealism
Twenty Years	Giorgio Bianchi	Oscar Blando, Francesco Golisano, Marcello Mastroianni	Comedy
Vertigine d'amore	Luigi Capuano	Elli Parvo, Folco Lulli, Charles Vanel	Drama	Co-production with France
The Walls of Malapaga	René Clément	Jean Gabin, Isa Miranda, Andrea Checchi	Drama	Co-production with France
The White Line	Luigi Zampa	Raf Vallone, Gina Lollobrigida, Erno Crisa	Drama
William Tell	Giorgio Pastina, Michał Waszyński	Gino Cervi, Paul Muller, Gabriele Ferzetti	Adventure
The Wolf of the Sila	Duilio Coletti	Silvana Mangano, Amedeo Nazzari, Vittorio Gassman	Drama
Yvonne of the Night	Giuseppe Amato	Totò, Olga Villi, Frank Latimore, Gino Cervi	Drama

External links

• Italian films of 1949 at the Internet Movie Database