Twelve Hours to Live
1950, Italian. Directed by Luigi Zampa.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Italian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Luigi ZampaDirector
- Jean GabinCarlo Bacchi
- Elli ParvoLidia Guidi, l'amante di Carlo Bacchi
- Antonella LualdiMaria, la nipote di Santini
- Paola BorboniLuisa, la sorella di Carlo Bacchi
- Carlo Spositoil duca Luca Sorino
- Elena Altierila contessa
- Maso LottiNanni, il fidanzato di Maria
- Bella Starace SainatiCast
- Marga CellaCast
- Dante MaggioCast
- Mariella LottiCast
- Julien CaretteCast
Details
- Released
- 19 October 1950
- Original title
- È più facile che un cammello...
- Country
- Italy, France
- Written by
- Henri Jeanson, Giorgio Moser, Suso Cecchi d'Amico
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Twelve Hours to Live runs 81 minutes (1h 21m).
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Twelve Hours to Live isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 19 October 1950. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like Twelve Hours to Live?
If you liked Twelve Hours to Live, try Nine Days, Feeling Better, The First Day of My Life.
Who directed Twelve Hours to Live?
Twelve Hours to Live (1950) was directed by Luigi Zampa and stars Jean Gabin, Elli Parvo, Antonella Lualdi.