 The films _Noi vivi (1942)_ (qv) and _Addio Kira! (1942)_ (qv) were  produced in 1942 in Italy ("Addio Kira" is part two of the story  that begins in "Noi Vivi"). The films were made without the  authorization, input, involvement, or, in fact, knowledge, of  Rand, Ayn (qv) author of the underlying work, "We The Living".  Because of the war and the fact that Rand was an American, the  producers, Scalera Films, made no attempt to secure the underlying  literary rights. In these films, the original story was severely  corrupted due to addition of several gratuitous propaganda scenes  ordered by the fascist party (they controlled all filmmaking in  Italy at that time). After the war, Scalera attempted to get the  underlying rights from Rand and was refused. Because of this "Noi  Vivi" and "Addio Kira" were not and cannot be legally distributed  (Rand eventually received wartime reparations from the government of  Italy for the theft of her property). Many years later, the  negatives of the two existing films were purchased by American  filmmakers. Rand granted literary rights and authorized a new film  version of "We The Living" to be created out the films on the  condition that several significant changes were made. Most  importantly, she wanted the propaganda scenes removed and the story  to be told in a single film. Because of this, "We The Living",  released in 1986, is significantly different from the two  unauthorized films. The offending scenes and several subplots of the  story have been removed. Running time is now a full hour less than  the total of the two films.