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| Directed by | Giorgio Pastina |
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| Produced by | Giuseppe D'Angelo |
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| Music by | Enzo Masetti |
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| Distributed by | Fincine |
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| Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Sicilian Uprising or Sicilian Vespers (Italian: Vespro siciliano) is a 1949 Italian historical drama film directed by Giorgio Pastina and starring Marina Berti, Clara Calamai and Roldano Lupi. The film is set in 1282, showing the events leading up to the War of the Sicilian Vespers. It is based on the libretto of the Verdi opera I vespri siciliani, which was itself based on an earlier play written by Eugène Scribe and Charles Duveyrier.
Cast
- Marina Berti as Laura
- Clara Calamai as Elena Di Caltabellotta
- Roldano Lupi as Giovanni Da Procida
- Steve Barclay as Capitaine Drouet
- Paul Muller as Duke de Saint-Rémy, Governor of Palermo
- Ermanno Randi as Ruggero
- Aldo Silvani as Abbot of Santo Spirito
- Carlo Tamberlani as Tommaso
- Aroldo Tieri as Folco
- Gabriele Ferzetti
- Gianni Glori
- Felice Minotti
References
- Gesù p.315
Bibliography
- Gesù, Sebastiano. La Sicilia e il cinema. Giuseppe Maimone, 1993.
- Aroldo Tieri e il Cinema. Pellegrini Editore, 2007.
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- 1949 films
- Italian historical drama films
- 1940s historical drama films
- 1940s Italian-language films
- Films based on operas by Giuseppe Verdi
- Films based on works by Eugène Scribe
- Films directed by Giorgio Pastina
- Films set in the 13th century
- Films set in Sicily
- Italian black-and-white films
- War of the Sicilian Vespers
- Films scored by Enzo Masetti
- 1940s Italian films
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