The Courier of Moncenisio (Italian: Il vetturale del Moncenisio) is a 1954 Italian historical melodrama film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Roldano Lupi, Virna Lisi and Arnoldo Foà.[1] It is the last of three film adaptation of the 1852 novel Jean le Coucher by Jean Bouchardy.[2]
| The Courier of Moncenisio | |
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| Directed by | Guido Brignone |
| Written by |
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| Produced by | Alberto Manca |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Romolo Garroni |
| Edited by | Jolanda Benvenuti |
| Music by | Carlo Innocenzi |
Production company | Radius Productions |
| Distributed by | Variety Distribution |
Release date |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Plot
editNineteenth century. A woman, believing she has been widowed by her carrier husband, remarries a noble. He is actually plotting to get hold of a large inheritance, but he gets caught and kills himself. At this point, the woman's first husband, believed dead, reappears and rejoins the family.[2]
Cast
edit- Roldano Lupi as Jean Claude Thibaud
- Virna Lisi as Jeanne Thibaud, figlia di Jean Claude
- Arnoldo Foà as conte di Brissac
- Jean Chevrier as Colonnello napoleonico
- Rosario Borelli as Henri Roger
- Georges Bréhat as Morel
- Elisa Cegani
- Anita Durante
- Checco Durante
- Enrica Dyrell
- Luciano Fatur
- Cristina Grado
- Eugenio Maggi
- Renato Malavasi
- Maria Grazia Monaci
- Luciana Paluzzi
- Gustavo Serena
- Mirco Testi
- Catherine Zago
References
edit- ^ Moliterno, Gino (2009). The A to Z of Italian Cinema. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7059-8.
- ^ a b Goble, Alan (1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. p. 49. ISBN 978-3-11-095194-3.
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