The Rubber Wall Explained

The Rubber Wall
Producer:	Mario Cecchi Gori Vittorio Cecchi Gori Maurizio Tedesco
Cinematography:	Mauro Marchetti
Editing:	Claudio Di Mauro
Distributor:	Penta Distribuzione
Runtime:	120 minutes
Language:	Italian

The Rubber Wall (Italian: Il muro di gomma) is a 1991 Italian drama film directed by Marco Risi. The film, which deals with the crash of Itavia Flight 870, entered the competition at the 48th Venice International Film Festival.^{[1] [2]}

Plot

Italy, on the evening of June 27, 1980, a civil aircraft flown by the Italian domestic airline Itavia, travelling from Bologna to Palermo, disappears in flight. Its remains are near Ustica: eighty victims. The causes are mysterious.

Cast

• Corso Salani

Rocco Ferrante

• Angela Finocchiaro

Giannina

• Ivano Marescotti

Giulio

• Antonello Fassari

Franco

• Carla Benedetti

Sandra

• Pietro Ghislandi

Corrà

• David Zard

Agente Segreto

• Mario Patané

Paolo

• Eliana Miglio

Anna

• Gianfranco Barra

Minister of Defence

• Ivo Garrani

Admiral Chief of the Defence Staff

• Sergio Fiorentini

General Chief of Staff of the Air Force

• Luigi Montini

General Air Force Spokesman

• Tony Sperandeo

Air Force NCO

• David Brandon : American Diplomat

See also

• List of Italian films of 1991

Notes and References

1. Edoardo Pittalis, Roberto Pugliese, Bella di Notte, August 1996.
2. Book: Andrew Spicer. Historical Dictionary of Film Noir. 19 March 2010. Scarecrow Press, 2010, p. 465. 9780810873780.