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      • The Machine to Kill Bad People (Italian: La Macchina ammazzacattivi) is a 1952 Italian fantasy comedy film directed by Roberto Rossellini and featuring Marilyn Buferd, William Tubbs and Clara Bindi. It is part of the tradition of neorealism of the post-war years. Having helped neorealism gain international recognition with his 1945 work Rome, Open City, Rossellini was trying to branch out into different styles.


      Production


      Rossellini began shooting the film in 1948, but production was beset by many problems. Location shooting took place around Amalfi, Salerno and Trani.


      Synopsis


      A stranger claiming to be Saint Andrea gives to the village photographer a magic camera with the power to destroy the wicked. When it becomes apparent that no one is immune the photographer turns the device on the giver, who is unmasked as a devil and forced to return everyone to life.


      Cast


      Gennaro Pisano as Celestino
      Marilyn Buferd as American tourist
      William Tubbs as American tourist
      Helen Tubbs as American tourist
      Giovanni Amato as Mayor
      Clara Bindi as Giulietta Del Bello
      Giacomo Furia as Romano
      Aldo Giuffrè
      Carlo Giuffrè


      References




      Bibliography


      Peter, Bondanella. The Films of Roberto Rossellini. Cambridge University Press, 1993.
      Brunette, Peter. Roberto Rossellini. University of California Press, 1996.
      Nowell-Smith, Geoffrey . The Companion to Italian Cinema. Cassell, 1996.
      Wagstaff, Christopher. Italian Neorealist Cinema: An Aesthetic Approach. University of Toronto Press, 2007.


      External links


      Machine to Kill Bad People at IMDb
      Review Essay https://www.academia.edu/3379967/The_Machine_that_Kills_Bad_People

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