Public Opinion (1954 film)

Public Opinion
Directed by	Maurizio Corgnati Goffredo Alessandrini
Written by	Maurizio Corgnati Carlo Fruttero Aldo Rossi Charles Spaak Franco Villani
Produced by	Goffredo Alessandrini Stefano Caretta Franco Villani
Starring	Daniel Gélin Delia Scala Giulio Calì
Cinematography	Giovanni Ventimiglia
Edited by	Rodolfo Palmeri
Music by	Bruno Maderna
Production companies	Caretta Film La Société des Films Sirius Villani Film
Release date	26 February 1954 (1954-02-26)
Running time	92 minutes
Countries	France Italy
Language	Italian

Public Opinion (French: Rumeur publique, Italian: Opinione pubblica) is a 1954 French-Italian drama film directed by Maurizio Corgnati and Goffredo Alessandrini and starring Daniel Gélin, Delia Scala and Giulio Calì.

Plot

Following the death of his wife in unclear circumstances, the mechanic Egisto Bianchi is accused of auxoricide. A journalist begins to take care of the case and ignites public interest with a successful press campaign. The accused is acquitted for lack of evidence, but the reporter thinks he can still take advantage of the case by making a film of it. He then convinces some filmmakers to draw from the episode the subject of a film in which Bianchi himself will be the protagonist.

During the filming, the reporter discovers that Bianchi's wife was cheating on her husband. So he then decides to modify the film script, including adultery, and to be able to shoot without problems he makes Bianchi go away. But he returns and, unseen, witnesses the new scenes of the film in the cinema of the country. Bianchi, convinced that adultery is an invention, protests for the change, but the journalist reveals the truth to him, bringing the story to a dramatic ending.

Cast

• Daniel Gélin as Paolo Jaier
• Delia Scala as Lauretta
• Giulio Calì
• Carlo Campanini as Leonide Forgesi, the producer
• Manfred Freyberger
• Maria Mauban as Dora Markus
• Paul Muller as Carlo Leone, the director
• Renato Salvatori as Mario
• Massimo Serato as Massimo Gorini
• Gianrico Tedeschi as Egisto Bianchi
• Luigi Tosi as Attilio
• Saro Urzì

Bibliography

• Parish, Robert. Film Actors Guide. Scarecrow Press, 1977.

External links

• Public Opinion at IMDb