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The Last Paradise (1955)
Directed by Folco Quilici
“A Virgin Paradise of Ten Thousand Thrills”
Romance, Documentary, Adventure · 1h 28m
A 1955 Italian independent film, released in the USA in 1956, which is basically a travelogue telling four stories, each about a different island in the South Pacific. Native customs, tribal rites,ceremonial procedure, courtships, and feats of strength and courage are depicted. The test of courage, for males, on one island , is a leap from a high wooden tower to the ground with a thin vine wrapped around their ankle breaking the fall at the last minute. The first bungee-jumpers?
Cast
Crew
- Director
- Folco Quilici
- Screenplay
- Ennio Flaiano, Folco Quilici
- Director of Photography
- Masino Manunza, Marco Scarpelli
- Original Music Composer
- Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
- Producer
- Folco Quilici
Details
- Original title
- L'ultimo paradiso
- Release date
- 1955-11-20
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Genres
- Romance, Documentary, Adventure
- Original language
- IT
- Spoken languages
- Italian
- Countries
- Italy
- Production
- Paneuropean Production Pictures