The Black Captain (Italian: Il capitano nero) is a 1951 Italian historical adventure film directed by Giorgio Ansoldi and Alberto Pozzetti and starring Steve Barclay, Marina Berti and Paul Muller.[1]
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| Directed by | Giorgio Ansoldi Alberto Pozzetti |
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| Edited by | Vittorio Solito |
| Music by | Raffaele Gervasio |
Production company | Cooperativa Tecnici Cinematografici |
| Distributed by | API Film |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
The film's sets were designed by Alfredo Montori. It was shot at the Cinecittà studios in Rome during 1950 but released the following year. It earned around 202 million lira at the domestic box office.[2]
A swashbuckler set in sixteenth century Italy, it sees Count Marco Adinolfi battling against two rivals.
Cast
edit- Steve Barclay as Marco Adinolfi
- Marina Berti as Barbara Vivaldi
- Paul Muller as Giuliano
- Marisa Merlini as Lucrezia Adinolfi
- Mario Ferrari as Duca Fabrizzio Di Corvara
- Fedele Gentile as Prospero Venturini
- Andrea Checchi as Fratello Di Marco e Lucrezia
- Roberto Risso as Paolo Adinolfi
- Franca Marzi
- Leo Garavaglia
- Carlo Borelli
Citations
editGeneral and cited references
edit- Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. Dizionario del cinema italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959. Gremese Editore, 1991.
- Parish, Robert. Film Actors Guide. Scarecrow Press, 1977.
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