The King's Prisoner (Italian: Il prigioniero del re) is a 1954 Italian historical adventure film directed by Giorgio Venturini and starring Pierre Cressoy, Andrée Debar and Armando Francioli.[1] It is based on the novel The Man in the Iron Mask by Alexandre Dumas.
| The King's Prisoner | |
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| Directed by | Giorgio Venturini |
| Written by | Dominique Vincent Jacques Viot |
| Based on | The Man in the Iron Mask by Alexandre Dumas |
| Produced by | Giorgio Venturini |
| Starring | Pierre Cressoy Andrée Debar Armando Francioli |
| Cinematography | Arturo Gallea |
| Edited by | Loris Bellero |
| Music by | Ezio Carabella |
Production company | Venturini Film |
| Distributed by | Venturini Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
The film's sets and costumes were designed by the art director Giancarlo Bartolini Salimbeni. It was shot in Ferraniacolor and earned around 269 million lira at the box office.[2]
Cast
edit- Pierre Cressoy as Henri/Louis XIV
- Andrée Debar as Elisabeth de Moreuil
- Armando Francioli as Roland
- Xenia Valderi as Rosa
- Luigi Tosi as Carcan
- Marcello Giorda as La Rabaudière
- Nerio Bernardi as Saint-Maur
- Olga Solbelli as Regina Anna d'Austria (Anne of Austria)
- Adolfo Geri as La Tallier
- Sergio Bergonzelli
- Miranda Campa
References
editBibliography
edit- 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.
- Klossner, Michael. The Europe of 1500-1815 on Film and Television: A Worldwide Filmography of Over 2550 Works, 1895 Through 2000. McFarland & Company, 2002.
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