Twelve Hours to Live

Twelve Hours to Live — Plot

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.

• Release date
• October 19, 1950
• Runtime
• 81 min
• Genres
• Drama, Fantasy
• Director
• Luigi Zampa

Twelve Hours to Live — Cast

Jean Gabin Carlo Bacchi Elli Parvo Lidia Guidi, l'amante di Carlo Bacchi Antonella Lualdi Maria, la nipote di Santini

P

Paola Borboni Luisa, la sorella di Carlo Bacchi Carlo Sposito il duca Luca Sorino Elena Altieri la contessa

M

Maso Lotti Nanni, il fidanzato di Maria

B

Bella Starace Sainati