Naples '44

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A British Intelligence Officer in Naples at the end of World War II: Norman Lewis's acknowledged masterpiece about a war-torn city and its unforgettable humanity.A British Intelligence Officer in Naples at the end of World War II: Norman Lewis's acknowledged masterpiece about a war-torn city and its unforgettable humanity.A British Intelligence Officer in Naples at the end of World War II: Norman Lewis's acknowledged masterpiece about a war-torn city and its unforgettable humanity.

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- Francesco Patierno
Writers
- Norman Lewis
- Francesco Patierno
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IMDb RATING

6.7/10

236

YOUR RATING

Director
- Francesco Patierno
Writers
- Norman Lewis
- Francesco Patierno
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination total

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Naples 44

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Benedict Cumberbatch

Norman Lewis
(voice)

Adriano Giannini

Norman Lewis
(voice)

Marcello Mastroianni

Self
(archive footage)

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(archive footage)

Ernest Borgnine

Self
(archive footage)

Keenan Wynn

Self
(archive footage)

Alan Arkin

Self
(archive footage)

Olimpia Carlisi

Self
(archive footage)

Director
- Francesco Patierno
Writers
- Norman Lewis
- Francesco Patierno
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Some of the archive footage is of widely varying image quality, in fact one set of fictional feature film extracts, from the film featuring Ernest Borgnine, appears to be taken from a low quality VHS recording of the film being "quoted", rather than a higher level source.

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7/10

A reminder of the fallout of war

Documentary about a British officer sent to Naples in 1944 soon after the Allied invasion. He finds a city devastated and starving. Narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch.

Scattered documentary without much structure or flow. Some interesting and disturbing real footage but includes many clips from Italian cinema too, shown as the backdrop to the diaries being narrated.

This powerful documentary foremost reminds us of the horrors of war brought onto innocent civilian populations but also gives us an insight into the humanity and people of the time.