The Front Line

2009•1h 40m•

★5.9(35 ratings)

DramaCrimeHistory

Overview

United by an uncompromising struggle as members of the infamous 1970s far-left terrorist group Prima Linea, fugitive couple Sergio and Susanna have become increasingly alienated from the real world. Their luck runs out when Susanna is captured and thrown in jail. Putting his life on the line, Sergio embarks on a radical plan... Loosely based on the memoir by Prima Linea's 'commander' Sergio Segio.

Director

Renato De Maria

Writers

Sandro Petraglia, Renato De Maria, Fidel Signorile, Ivan Cotroneo

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Main Cast

Riccardo Scamarcio

Sergio Segio

Giovanna Mezzogiorno

Susanna Ronconi

Fabrizio Rongione

Claudio

Dario Aita

Massimo

Michele Alhaique

Rosario

The Front Line

2009•1h 40m•

★5.9(35 ratings)

DramaCrimeHistory

Overview

Director

Renato De Maria

Writers

Sandro Petraglia, Renato De Maria, Fidel Signorile, Ivan Cotroneo

Watchlist

Main Cast

Riccardo Scamarcio

Sergio Segio

Giovanna Mezzogiorno

Susanna Ronconi

Fabrizio Rongione

Claudio

Dario Aita

Massimo

Michele Alhaique

Rosario

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Renato De Maria
Assistant Director: Gianluca Mazzella

Writing

Production

Producer: Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Producer: Luc Dardenne
Executive Producer: Delphine Tomson
Executive Producer: Gianluca Arcopinto
Casting: Francesco Vedovati
Producer: Andrea Occhipinti

Music & Sound

Original Music Composer: Max Richter
Sound Editor: Marta Billingsley
Sound Editor: Marc Bastien
Sound: Mario Iaquone
Sound Mixer: Thomas Gauder

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Gian Filippo Corticelli
Camera Operator: Benoît Dervaux

Editing

Editor: Marco Spoletini

Art Direction

Production Design: Alessandra Mura
Production Design: Igor Gabriel

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Design: Nicoletta Taranta

Did You Know?

The original title is "La prima linea" (IT).

The runtime is 100 minutes (1h 40m).

It was a co-production between: Belgium, Italy.

The film was directed by Renato De Maria.

The screenplay was written by Fidel Signorile and Sandro Petraglia.

The score was composed by Max Richter.

Cinematography was handled by Gian Filippo Corticelli.

This title is listed on IMDb as tt1347442.

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Rating

5.9/10

Average

35 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

La prima linea

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

Language:

Italiano

Country of Origin:

Belgium, Italy

Production Companies:

Lucky Red

Les Films du Fleuve

RTBF

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The Front Line

Overview

Director

Writers

Main Cast

Riccardo Scamarcio

Giovanna Mezzogiorno

Fabrizio Rongione

Dario Aita

Michele Alhaique

The Front Line

Overview

Director

Writers

Main Cast

Riccardo Scamarcio

Giovanna Mezzogiorno

Fabrizio Rongione

Dario Aita

Michele Alhaique

Jacopo Maria Bicocchi

Piero Cardano

Claudia Coli

Francesca Cuttica

Franco Demaestri

Marco Iermanò

Anita Kravos

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