---
title: 'Short Circuit (1943)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Giacomo Gentilomo'
released: '1943-04-06'
runtime_minutes: 83
genres:
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/short-circuit-1943'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034616/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Short Circuit (1943)

1943 · 83 min · Thriller · Italy

Original title: Cortocircuito

## Synopsis

Short Circuit is a 1943 Italian thriller film directed by Giacomo Gentilomo and starring Vivi Gioi, Umberto Melnati and Guglielmo Barnabò. The film was made at the Pisorno Studios in Tirrenia. It is one of several films considered as a possible precursor to the giallo genre.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Giacomo Gentilomo](https://cinepixo.com/people/giacomo-gentilomo)
- **Screenplay:** [Giacomo Gentilomo](https://cinepixo.com/people/giacomo-gentilomo), [Mario Monicelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-monicelli), [Ezio D'Errico](https://cinepixo.com/people/ezio-d-errico)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ezio Carabella](https://cinepixo.com/people/ezio-carabella)
- **Editor:** [Renzo Lucidi](https://cinepixo.com/people/renzo-lucidi)

## Cast

- [Lauro Gazzolo](https://cinepixo.com/people/lauro-gazzolo)
- [Luisa Garella](https://cinepixo.com/people/luisa-garella)
- [Giacomo Moschini](https://cinepixo.com/people/giacomo-moschini)
- [Vivi Gioi](https://cinepixo.com/people/vivi-gioi)
- [Fausto Guerzoni](https://cinepixo.com/people/fausto-guerzoni)
- [Umberto Melnati](https://cinepixo.com/people/umberto-melnati)
- [Dina Perbellini](https://cinepixo.com/people/dina-perbellini)
- [Enzo Biliotti](https://cinepixo.com/people/enzo-biliotti)
- [Guglielmo Barnabò](https://cinepixo.com/people/guglielmo-barnabo)
- [Egisto Olivieri](https://cinepixo.com/people/egisto-olivieri)
- [Bianca Doria](https://cinepixo.com/people/bianca-doria)
- [Guido Notari](https://cinepixo.com/people/guido-notari)
- [Dino Di Luca](https://cinepixo.com/people/dino-di-luca)
- [Giuseppe Pierozzi](https://cinepixo.com/people/giuseppe-pierozzi)
- [Gilda Marchiò](https://cinepixo.com/people/gilda-marchio)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/short-circuit-1943
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