The Flame That Will Not Die (Italian: Fiamma che non si spegne) is a 1949 Italian war drama film directed by Vittorio Cottafavi and starring Gino Cervi, María Denis and Leonardo Cortese. It is based on the story of Salvo D'Acquisto, a Carabinieri officer who died to save others being executed by the Germans during the Second World War.
It was made at Cinecittà Studios. The film's sets were designed by Ottavio Scotti.
Cast
Gino Cervi as Luigi Manfredi
María Denis as Maria
Leonardo Cortese as Giuseppe Manfredi
Luigi Tosi as Giovanni
Carlo Campanini as Il zio di Maria
Danielle Benson as Caterina
Diana Benucci
Siro Angeli
Lorena Berg
Nando Bruno
Tino Buazzelli
Vittorio Cottafavi
Maurizio Di Nardo
Giovanni Lovatelli
Fulvia Mammi as Norina
Carlo Mariotti
Arnaldo Mochetti
Diego Muni
Dina Romano
Gian Paolo Rosmino
Gustavo Serena
Barbara Vassarotti
Gaio Visconti
References
Bibliography
Guido Bonsaver & Robert Gordon. Culture, Censorship and the State in Twentieth-century Italy. European Humanities Research Centre, 2005.