A list of films produced in Italy in 1989 (see 1989 in film):
Title Director Cast Genre Notes After Death Claudio Fragasso Jeff Stryker, Candice Daly Horror About That Foreign Girl Marco Leto Helmut Griem, Joely Richardson, Duilio Del Prete Drama-Mystery Amori in corso Giuseppe Bertolucci Amanda Sandrelli comedy Arabella Black Angel Tinì Cansino Giallo Il bambino e il poliziotto Carlo Verdone Carlo Verdone, Barbara Cupisti crime-comedy Bankomatt Villi Hermann Bruno Ganz, Francesca Neri drama Italian-Swiss co-production Beyond the Door III / Death Train Jeff Kwitny Bo Svenson horror Blue Angel Cafe / Object of Desire Joe D'Amato Tara Buckman erotic Born to Fight / Nato per combattere Bruno Mattei Brent Huff, Werner Pochath Eurowar Italian-Filipino co-production La bottega dell'orefice Michael Anderson Burt Lancaster, Olivia Hussey, Ben Cross, Jo Champa drama based on a play written by Karol Wojtyla (Pope John Paul II) Burro José María Sánchez Renato Pozzetto, Elena Sofia Ricci comedy-drama Casablanca Express Sergio Martino Jason Connery, Francesco Quinn Eurowar ' Tomas Arana, Asia Argento Horror The Belt Giuliana Gamba James Russo, Eleonora Brigliadori erotic drama Codice privato Francesco Maselli Ornella Muti drama Crystal or Ash, Fire or Wind, as Long as It's Love Lina Wertmüller Rutger Hauer, Nastassja Kinski, Dominique Sanda, Peter O'Toole, Faye Dunaway drama entered the competition at the 46th Venice International Film Festival Dark Bar Stelio Fiorenza Marina Suma drama Dimenticare Palermo Francesco Rosi James Belushi, Mimi Rogers, Joss Ackland Thriller Disperatamente Giulia Enrico Maria Salerno Tahnee Welch, Fabio Testi, Dalila Di Lazzaro, Laura Antonelli romance TV miniseries The End of the Night Davide Ferrario Claudio Bigagli, John Sayles crime-drama Etoile Jennifer Connelly, Charles Durning Fashion Crimes Damiano Damiani Anthony Franciosa, Miles O'Keeffe giallo Le finte bionde Carlo Vanzina Cinzia Leone comedy Francesco Liliana Cavani Mickey Rourke, Helena Bonham Carter, Andréa Ferréolbiographical drama Entered into the 1989 Cannes Film Festival Fratelli d'Italia Neri Parenti Christian De Sica, Jerry Calà, Massimo Boldi Comedy Goodnight, Michaelangelo Carlo Liconti Kim Cattrall, Giancarlo Giannini, Kim Coates, Lina Sastri Comedy Ho vinto la lotteria di Capodanno Neri Parenti Paolo Villaggio, Antonio Allocca Comedy The Icicle Thief (Ladri di saponette) Maurizio Nichetti Maurizio Nichetti, Caterina Sylos Labini, Federico Rizzo, Heidi Komarek, Renato Scarpa Comedy Golden St. George at Moscow, Nastro d'Argento best script Indio Antonio Margheriti Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Francesco Quinn, Brian Dennehy Adventure-Action Killer Crocodile Fabrizio De Angelis Van Johnson Horror Leathernecks / Colli di cuoio Ignazio Dolce Richard Hatch, Tanya Gomez Eurowar Marrakech Express Gabriele Salvatores Diego Abatantuono, Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Cristina Marsillach comedy Massacre Play / Gioco al massacro Damiano Damiani Tomas Milian, Elliott Gould, Nathalie Baye drama Merry Christmas... Happy New Year Luigi Comencini Virna Lisi, Michel Serrault comedy-drama Mery per sempre Marco Risi Michele Placido, Claudio Amendola, Francesco Benigno drama Mortacci Sergio Citti Vittorio Gassman, Carol Alt, Malcolm McDowell, Mariangela Melato commedia all'italiana Musica per vecchi animali Umberto Angelucci, Stefano Benni Dario Fo, Paolo Rossi, Francesco Guccini comedy-drama Ne parliamo Lunedì Luciano Odorisio Andrea Roncato, Elena Sofia Ricci comedy-drama Night Club Sergio Corbucci Christian De Sica, Mara Venier, Sabina Guzzanti comedy Set in 1960 Nostos: The Return Franco Piavoli adventure-drama 'O Re Luigi Magni Giancarlo Giannini, Ornella Muti, Luc Merenda commedia all'italiana Paganini Klaus Kinski Klaus Kinski, Debora Caprioglio, Dalila Di Lazzaro biographical drama Paganini Horror Daria Nicolodi, Donald Pleasence Horror Piccoli equivoci Ricky Tognazzi Sergio Castellitto, Lina Sastri, Nancy Brilli comedy Il prete bello Carlo Mazzacurati Roberto Citran drama Gerardo Merrato, Daniela Barnes, Malisa LongoHorror Red Wood Pigeon (Palombella rossa) Nanni Moretti Nanni Moretti, Silvio Orlando, Asia Argento Comedy Nastro d'Argento best script Santa Sangre Alejandro Jodorowsky Guy Stockwell drama Mexican-Italian co-production Scugnizzi Pupi Avati Leo Gullotta, Pino Caruso, Aldo Giuffrè musical drama Secret Scandal Monica Vitti Monica Vitti, Giancarlo Giannini, Stefania Sandrelli commedia all'italiana Sinbad of the Seven Seas Enzo G. Castellari Lou Ferrigno, John Steiner, Alessandra Martines commedia all'italiana The Sleazy Uncle Franco Brusati Vittorio Gassman, Elliott Gould, Catherine Spaak commedia all'italiana Splendor Ettore Scola Marcello Mastroianni, Massimo Troisi, Marina Vlady Filmgoer entered into the 1989 Cannes Film Festival The Story of Boys and Girls (Storia di ragazzi e di ragazze) Pupi Avati Felice Andreasi, Lucrezia Lante della Rovere, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi Comedy- Drama Filmed in black and white, outside Italy, it's shown in color. 2 Nastro d'Argento. David di Donatello best script The Tenth One in Hiding Lina Wertmüller Piera Degli Esposti, Dominique Sanda drama Screened at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival Time to Kill Giuliano Montaldo Nicolas Cage, Ricky Tognazzi, Giancarlo Giannini Drama Torrents of Spring Jerzy Skolimowski Timothy Hutton, Nastassja Kinski, Valeria Golinoromance British-French-Italian co-production Ultimo minuto Pupi Avati Ugo Tognazzi, Elena Sofia Ricci, Diego Abatantuono Comedy- Drama 2 David di Donatello Vogliamoci troppo bene Francesco Salvi Francesco Salvi Comedy What Time Is It? (Che ora è?) Ettore Scola Marcello Mastroianni, Massimo Troisi, Anne Parillaud Drama4 Venice Awards Wait Until Spring, Bandini Dominique Deruddere Joe Mantegna, Ornella Muti, Faye Dunawayromance Belgian-Italian-French-American co-production Willy Signori e vengo da lontano Francesco Nuti Francesco Nuti, Isabella Ferrari, Anna Galiena Comedy Witch StoryAmy Adams, Jeff Bankert, Ian Bannen
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Sources
External links Italian films of 1989 at the Internet Movie Database