Conquered City (1962)
La città prigioniera
Filmed in 1962 but not released in the US until 1966 (with 20 of its 108 minutes removed), Conquered City is an all-star World War II drama financed in Italy and filmed in Greece. An Athens hotel, full of refugees and expatriates of all nationalities, is captured by Allied troops in the closing days of the War. British Major David Niven has been ordered to prevent a cache of weapons hidden in the hotel from falling into the hands of renegade troops. He cannot allow himself to trust anyone--not even the most innocent-looking (or attractive) of guests. Originally titled La Citta Prigioniera. Conquered City was released in English-speaking countries outside the U.S. as Captive City.
- Date of release
- 1962-12-05
- TMDB
- 6.0 / 10 (5)
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Genres
- Drama, War
- Director
- Joseph Anthony
Casting
- David Niven — Major Peter Whitfield
- Lea Massari — Lelia Mendores
- Ben Gazzara — Captain George Stubbs
- Daniela Rocca — Doushka
- Martin Balsam — Joseph Feinberg
- Michael Craig — Captain Robert Elliott
- Clelia Matania — Climedes
- Giulio Bosetti — Narriman
- Percy Herbert — Sgt. Maj. Reed
- Ivo Garrani — Mavroti
Interesting facts
The Captive City is a 1962 Italian English-language war film directed by Joseph Anthony and starring David Niven, Lea Massari and Ben Gazzara. It is based on the 1955 novel The Captive City by John Appleby. The film was released in the US as Conquered City by American International Pictures as a double feature with The Day the Earth Froze.
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