Swedish-born movie star Anita Ekberg and her partner, Italian marchese Antonio Gerini, standing at their ÂLancia-Flaminia car during the first leg of the rally, the Rome-Salerno run on June 24, 1959 with which they are participating in the Italian Cinema Rally. This picture was taken during the first leg of the rally, the Rome-Salerno run on June 24, 1959. The Italian Cinema Rally also called ÂThe Stars thousand miles Race runs from Rome, over Salerno, Catanzaro, Messina, Palermo, Catania and Mount Etna, to end at Taormina on the eastern coast of Sicily. It is divided into six legs. 23 cars have entered the race. They will be driven by Italian and foreign actresses, actors and other personalities of the movie, stage, radio and TV world, some of them accompanied by Ânon-professional partners. (AP Photo/Dario Melchiorri)
