The White Devil (1947 film)

1947 film

The White Devil

Directed by	Nunzio Malasomma
Written by	Nunzio Malasomma
Based on	Hadji Murat by Leo Tolstoy
Produced by	Giulio Manenti
Starring	Rossano Brazzi Annette Bach Roldano Lupi
Cinematography	Rodolfo Lombardi
Edited by	Gabriele Varriale
Music by	Ezio Carabella
Production company	Manenti Film
Distributed by	Manenti Film Francinex (France)
Release date	31 December 1947 (1947-12-31)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

The White Devil (Italian: Il diavolo bianco) is a 1947 Italian historical adventure film directed by Nunzio Malasomma and starring Rossano Brazzi, Annette Bach and Roldano Lupi. It is based on Leo Tolstoy's 1912 novella Hadji Murat. It was shot at the Scalera Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Arrigo Equini. It earned around 272 million lira at the Italian box office.

Synopsis

In the Caucasus a rebel fighter battles against the rule of an oppressive Russian Governor, although he is in real life a prince who pretends to be a supporter of the Governor.

Cast

Rossano Brazzi as Prince André Mdwani - Il diavolo bianco
Annette Bach as Countess Olga Kutezoff
Roldano Lupi as Gov. Alexis Ignatieff
Lea Padovani as Katiousha
Harry Feist as Col. Stanikow
Mario Ferrari as Prof. Ilya
Armando Francioli as Wassili
Vittorio Sanipoli as John
Vittorina Benvenuti as Elena
Angelo Calabrese as Michailoff
Mario Gallina as Stoloff
Cesare Lancia as Fiodor
Nino Marchetti as Captain Peter

References

Goble p.462
Chiti & Poppi p.116

Bibliography

Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. Dizionario del cinema italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959. Gremese Editore, 1991.
Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

The White Devil at IMDb

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Films directed by Nunzio Malasomma

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