It Happened in '43

1960 · 105 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 472 VOTES · DIR. Florestano Vancini

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Overview

1943. The affair between Anna, unhappily married to wheelchair-bound Pino, and deserter Franco unfolds in foggy Ferrara, intertwining with the power struggle taking place within local Fascist ranks that culminates in a massacre of civilians, including Franco's father – Pino sees it all from his window, but will he tell anyone?

Dialogue Timeline — 1,301 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:04:53 Young man, it's the fourth time today that you pass through the square.
00:08:36 And stay away from the window at a certain hour..
00:11:39 It didn't take you much to know it better than me.
00:15:03 Good night, ma'am. - Good night.
00:17:58 it's best to break off with the past.
00:21:06 Who are you thinking of? Roberto Villa? - No, I don't like him.
00:24:07 Strong, healthy children, cheerful children, life loving children.
00:28:31 Maybe it was over a year that I didn't get out of Ferrara.
00:31:44 you'll need to talk to my mother, at Ferrara.
00:36:26 Stick, accountant...stick.
00:39:07 Yes, it was me who called.
00:42:39 When he's asleep.
00:47:45 be continued.
00:53:55 I'm so tired.
00:57:35 Franco! Franco!
01:09:48 Stand back. Go home!
01:13:02 Whoever doesn't take the rifle at this time..
01:17:58 That is, that I didn't know.
01:22:19 Up! Up, these shutters!
01:25:34 There was no way to make you go in. But that time I managed.
01:29:14 # We shall overcome in the skies, land and sea.
01:33:47 They were shot right here.
01:37:20 TV commentary.
01:40:15 He's a poor man, I don't think he ever did anything wrong.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,301
Dialogue density12.4 lines / min
First line00:04:53
Final line01:40:15

Production Record

DirectorFlorestano Vancini
LanguageItalian
IMDb votes472