
Twelve Hours to Live
After dying in a car accident, wealthy shoe industrialist Carlo Bacchi finds himself in the afterlife, where he is condemned to hell for having committed evil while alive. Defending himself against the accusation in an impassioned plea, however, he succeeds in obtaining to return to earth for a few hours to make reparation for the evil he committed and, above all, for the bad deed that caused Amedeo Santini's suicide attempt. The affair will lead him to make a risky but happy choice.
Top Billed Cast

Jean Gabin
Carlo Bacchi

Elli Parvo
Lidia Guidi, l'amante di Carlo Bacchi

Antonella Lualdi
Maria, la nipote di Santini

Paola Borboni
Luisa, la sorella di Carlo Bacchi

Carlo Sposito
il duca Luca Sorino
Featured Crew

Luigi Zampa
Director

Cesare Zavattini
Story

Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Screenplay
Vitaliano Brancati
Screenplay

Diego Fabbri
Screenplay

Henri Jeanson
Screenplay
Giorgio Moser
Screenplay
Carlo Civallero
Producer

Nino Rota
Music

Carlo Montuori
Director of Photography

Eraldo Da Roma
Editor
Gastone Medin
Production Design