Margaret of Cortona (Italian: Margherita da Cortona) is a 1950 Italian historical drama film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Maria Frau, Isa Pola and Galeazzo Benti.[1] It portrays the life of the thirteenth century saint Margaret of Cortona. The film's sets were designed by the art director Virgilio Marchi.
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| Directed by | Mario Bonnard |
| Written by | Cesare Ludovici Edoardo Lulli Nino Scolaro Guglielmo Zorzi Mario Bonnard |
| Produced by | Alberto Manca |
| Starring | Maria Frau Isa Pola Galeazzo Benti |
| Cinematography | Leonida Barboni |
| Edited by | Mario Bonnard |
| Music by | Giulio Bonnard |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Cast edit
- Maria Frau as Margherita
- Isa Pola as Lucia, la matrigna
- Galeazzo Benti as Arsenio del Monte
- Aldo Nicodemi as Marco
- Mario Pisu as Rinaldo Degli Uberti
- Giovanni Grasso as Tancredi, padre di Margherita
- Lorenza Mari as Francesca degli Uberti
- Virginia Balestrieri as Druba
- Carlo Tamberlani as Vescovo
- Mino Doro as Capitano del popolo
- Raimondo Van Riel as messer Dal Monte
- Fulvio Battistini as Zufolo
- Riccardo Billi as Menestrello
- Domenico Serra
- Giovanna Galletti as Madre del bambino ammalato
- Rita Andreana as Popolana al torneo
- Arnaldo Mochetti
- Diego Pozzetto
- Ivo Karavany
- Wally Morocuti
- Peppino Spadaro as Contadino infuriato
- Mario Molfesi
- Claudio Giammi
- Irene Gay
- Tino Buazzelli as Rinaldo degli Uberti
- Nino Capozzi as Paolo
- Giulio Battiferri as Contadino pronto al linciaggio
- Giovanni Onorato as Contadino pronto al linciaggio
References edit
- ^ Scaraffia & Zarri p.299
Bibliography edit
- Lucetta Scaraffia & Gabriella Zarri. Women and Faith: Catholic Religious Life in Italy from Late Antiquity to the Present. Harvard University Press, 1999.
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