directed by Billy Wilder, starring James Cagney, Horst Buchholz, Pamela Tiffin, USA 1961, 108 min., b/w, 35mm, original version with Italian subtitles

A manager with Coca Cola in Berlin in the grip of the Cold War has to look after his boss’s lovely daughter, who is in love with a communist. With car chases back and forth between east and west, the film paints a hilarious and mesmerising picture of Soviet sluggishness while equally criticising the capitalist chomping machine that stops at nothing, interested only in building up wealth. The film’s peerless champion is the volcanic James Cagney, a veteran of the merciless gangster movies of the ‘30s and here an uproarious if cryptic show-stealer.

Image: One, Two, Three © 1961 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Informazioni

Admission free while places last. Reservations are required

Sala Cinema - Palazzo Esposizioni Roma

Admission via steps in via Milano 9a

Reservations may be made on the Italian version of this page from 9:00 am on the day before the film is due to be screened until one hour before the performance begins. If for any reason you are unable to come, please remember to cancel the reservation in your basket so that someone else can book the place.