Twelve Hours to Live (1950)

6.2/10 81 min Drama Fantasy

Overview

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.

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

Elena Altieri

la contessa

Bella Starace Sainati

Dante Maggio

Mariella Lotti

Julien Carette

Nerio Bernardi

Fausto Guerzoni

Ada Colangeli

Louis de Funès

Gorella Gori

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