Fugitive in Trieste

Fugitive in Trieste is a 1951 Italian war-drama film directed by Guido Salvini and starring Doris Duranti, Jacques Sernas and Massimo Girotti.

Plot

Giulio, an Italian Air Force officer is arrested by Allied forces who believe he has deliberately bombed a hospital ship during World War II. Through the efforts of Lida, his sweetheart, a witness is found who proves the bombing was not intentional but the result of being hit by enemy fire.

Cast

Doris Duranti as Lida
Jacques Sernas as Giulio
Massimo Girotti as Fred Nolan, Il falso giornalista
Edda Albertini as Marcella
Giovanni Grasso as Ispettore di Polizia
Cesare Polacco as Autista di taxi
Carlo D'Angelo
Charles Fawcett
Vittorio Sanipoli
Alberto Bonucci
Giancarlo Sbragia
Gianni Bonagura

Production

Fugitive in Trieste was one of a number of films of the era, including the British production Sleeping Car to Trieste and American Diplomatic Courier that used Trieste as a backdrop. These films often highlighted its cosmopolitan nature and as a borderline between different powers due to the Trieste question.