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La tratta delle bianche

  • 19521952
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 37m
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6.5/10
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La tratta delle bianche (1952)
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A police officer meets a girl who is near to falling into the net of shady individuals. To prevent this, he invites her into the police station and tells her a story.A police officer meets a girl who is near to falling into the net of shady individuals. To prevent this, he invites her into the police station and tells her a story.A police officer meets a girl who is near to falling into the net of shady individuals. To prevent this, he invites her into the police station and tells her a story.
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183
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  • Director
    • Luigi Comencini
  • Writers
    • Luigi Comencini(story)
    • Massimo Patrizi(story)
    • Ivo Perilli(story)
  • Stars
    • Eleonora Rossi Drago
    • Marc Lawrence
    • Ettore Manni
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  • Director
    • Luigi Comencini
  • Writers
    • Luigi Comencini(story)
    • Massimo Patrizi(story)
    • Ivo Perilli(story)
  • Stars
    • Eleonora Rossi Drago
    • Marc Lawrence
    • Ettore Manni
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    • 3User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    La tratta delle bianche (1952)
    Sophia Loren and Silvana Pampanini in La tratta delle bianche (1952)
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    Marc Lawrence and Eleonora Rossi Drago in La tratta delle bianche (1952)
    Marc Lawrence and Eleonora Rossi Drago in La tratta delle bianche (1952)
    Marc Lawrence, Ettore Manni, and Eleonora Rossi Drago in La tratta delle bianche (1952)

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    Eleonora Rossi Drago
    Eleonora Rossi Drago
    • Aldaas Alda
    Marc Lawrence
    Marc Lawrence
    • Machedias Machedi
    Ettore Manni
    Ettore Manni
    • Carlo Sozzosias Carlo Sozzosi
    Silvana Pampanini
    Silvana Pampanini
    • Luciaas Lucia
    Vittorio Gassman
    Vittorio Gassman
    • Micheleas Michele
    • (as Vittorio Gassmann)
    Tamara Lees
    • Claraas Clara
    Antonio Nicotra
    • L'Avvocatinoas L'Avvocatino
    Barbara Florian
    • Fannyas Fanny
    Ignazio Balsamo
    • Il Franceseas Il Francese
    Brunetta Sessartini
    • Linuccia Consiglioas Linuccia Consiglio
    Franco Bologna
    • Agostino Barilli aka Gorillaas Agostino Barilli aka Gorilla
    Silvio Gigli
    • The 1st Compère of the Dance Marathonas The 1st Compère of the Dance Marathon
    Gianni Bonos
    • Spartaco Fossati aka Gancioas Spartaco Fossati aka Gancio
    Sophia Loren
    Sophia Loren
    • Elviraas Elvira
    • (as Sofia Lazzaro)
    Duilio D'Amore
    • Amerigo Consiglio aka Pignattaas Amerigo Consiglio aka Pignatta
    Maria Zanoli
    Maria Zanoli
    • Fossati's Wifeas Fossati's Wife
    • (as Bianca Zanoli)
    Mara Berni
    Mara Berni
    • Contestant of the Dance Marathonas Contestant of the Dance Marathon
    • (uncredited)
    Nevio Biagini
      • Director
        • Luigi Comencini
      • Writers
        • Luigi Comencini(story) (screenplay)
        • Massimo Patrizi(story) (screenplay)
        • Ivo Perilli(story) (screenplay)
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        Ileana Lauro's debut.
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      Prostitution ring.
      LA TRATTA DELLE BIANCHE (WHITE SLAVE TRADE) is a sensationalized and semi-tawdry melodrama about a prostitution ring. The women in the cast are a who's-who? of sexy Italian actresses of the period: Eleonora Rossi-Drago, Silvana Pampanini, Tamara Lees, and Sophia Loren (Sofia Lazzaro). Marc Lawrence plays white-slaver Marquedi, a kind of two-bit Jimmy Cagney from American 30's gangster films, a genre which this movie attempts to emulate. He recruits trade by sponsoring marathon dance contests. Rival gang warfare over prostitutes, with the girls stuck in the middle of the fray, forms the nucleus of the film. Vittorio Gassman is Michele, a sleazy hanger-on for the vice syndicate. He and Lawrence both vie for Silvana Pampanini's affections. It's a film that is quite watchable and entertaining but which contains very little depth. There are several very lurid episodes including the brutal beating of Eleonora Rossi-Drago. In both Britain and the U.S. the picture was cut by 30 minutes to a 67 minute running time, atrociously dubbed, retitled to GIRLS MARKED DANGER and dumped in the U.S. by distributor I.F.E. into the grind houses and drive-ins. It was not reviewed by any of the major newspapers although Variety documents it twice. Its director, Luigi Comencini, has made quite a few good films in his career including the legendary BREAD LOVE AND DREAMS and BREAD LOVE AND JEALOUSY (FRISKY) with Gina Lollobrigida, the Italian "Boys' Town" film PROIBITO RUBARE, and an excellent adaptation of Elsa Morante's novel LA STORIA. This must qualify as an interesting guilty pleasure and although it is a distinctly lesser effort of his, it bears reviving and re-evaluating just to see this cast of actresses together in one film.
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      • ItalianGerry
      • Dec 24, 2001

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      • Release date
        • June 6, 1954 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • Italy
      • Language
        • Italian
      • Also known as
        • Frustrations
      • Filming locations
        • Genoa, Liguria, Italy
      • Production companies
        • Excelsa Film
        • Ponti-De Laurentiis Cinematografica
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 37 minutes
      • Color
        • Black and White
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.37 : 1

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