Marrakech Express

Marrakech Express
Film poster
Directed by	Gabriele Salvatores
Written by	Umberto Contarello Carlo Mazzacurati Enzo Monteleone
Produced by	Gianni Minervini
Starring	Diego Abatantuono Fabrizio Bentivoglio Cristina Marsillach Giuseppe Cederna Gigio Alberti
Cinematography	Italo Petriccione
Edited by	Nino Baragli
Music by	Roberto Ciotti
Distributed by	Columbia Tri-Star Films Italia[1]
Release date	1989 (1989)
Running time	110 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Marrakech Express is a 1989 Italian film directed by Gabriele Salvatores and starring Diego Abatantuono, Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Cristina Marsillach, Giuseppe Cederna, and Gigio Alberti. A classical road movie,^[2] it was the first installment of Salvatores' trilogia della fuga ("escape trilogy"), followed by On Tour (1990) and the Academy Award winning Mediterraneo (1991). The cast of the three movies is partly the same; most notably, Diego Abatantuono has a leading role in all of them.

The plot revolves around a group of ex-high school friends that reunite in their 30s for a long journey together, and has been compared to Lawrence Kasdan's The Big Chill and Kevin Reynolds' Fandango. The soundtrack, that contributes to the nostalgic atmosphere of the movie, features original songs by blues guitarist and songwriter Roberto Ciotti as well as Italian evergreens from the 1970s such as L'anno che verrà by Lucio Dalla and La leva calcistica del '68 by Francesco De Gregori.

The screenplay was nominated for Premio Solinas.