Battles in the Shadow
Directed by	Domenico Gambino
Written by	Sergio Amidei Domenico Gambino
Produced by	Tullo Taormina
Starring	Antonio Centa Dria Paola Paola Barbara
Cinematography	Tamás Keményffy
Edited by	Giorgio Simonelli
Music by	Ulisse Siciliani
Production company	Diana Film
Distributed by	Generalcine
Release date	23 November 1938 (1938-11-23)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Battles in the Shadow (Italian: Lotte nell'ombra) is a 1938 Italian spy thriller film directed by Domenico Gambino and starring Antonio Centa, Dria Paola and Paola Barbara.^[1] It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Giorgio Pinzauti.

A group of foreign agents steal a formula for a new explosive, then kidnap the scientist's secretary to try and force her to decode the blueprints.

• Antonio Centa as Mario
• Dria Paola as Susanna
• Paola Barbara as Olga
• Renato Cialente as Korsanoff
• Febo Mari as Landi
• Silvana Jachino as Dora
• Renzo Merusi as Vittorio
• Carlo Lombardi as Ram-Sci
• Carlo Duse as Blanchard
• Roberto Bianchi Montero as Bob

• Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. I film: Tutti i film italiani dal 1930 al 1944. Gremese Editore, 2005.
• Curti, Roberto. Italian Giallo in Film and Television: A Critical History. McFarland, 2022.

• Battles in the Shadow at IMDb

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