The Opium Den

The Opium Den
Directed by	Raffaello Matarazzo
Written by	Mario Monicelli Tullio Pinelli Ettore Maria Margadonna Raffaello Matarazzo
Produced by	Luciano Doria
Starring	Emilio Ghione Jr. Mariella Lotti Emilio Cigoli Paolo Stoppa
Cinematography	Alberto Fusi
Edited by	Vanda Tuzzi
Music by	Ezio Carabella
Production company	Metropa Film
Distributed by	Indipendenti Regionali
Release date	5 September 1947 (1947-09-05)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

The Opium Den (Italian: Fumeria d'oppio) is a 1947 Italian crime film directed by Raffaello Matarazzo and starring Emilio Ghione Jr., Mariella Lotti, and Emilio Cigoli. It was an unsuccessful attempt to revive the Za La Mort character, who had been a popular figure during the silent era.^[1] Ghione jr. was the son of the actor Emilio Ghione who had originally played the role.