Sardinian Vendetta (Italian: Vendetta... sarda) is a 1952 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Walter Chiari, Carlo Croccolo and Giovanna Pala.[1] [2] It as shot at the Icet Studios in Milan and the Ponti-De Laurentiis Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alberto Boccianti.
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Directed by | Mario Mattoli |
Written by | Ruggero Maccari Mario Monicelli |
Starring | Walter Chiari Carlo Croccolo Giovanna Pala |
Cinematography | Mario Albertelli |
Edited by | Mario Serandrei |
Music by | Armando Fragna |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Minerva Film |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
Synopsis
editA Sardinian working as a chef in Milan returns to the island believing that he has inherited money from his uncle. Once there he discovers that he has been killed by a rival family, and he quickly finds himself drawn into a local vendetta.
Cast
edit- Walter Chiari as Gualtiero Porcheddu
- Carlo Croccolo as Pinuccio
- Mario Riva as Mario
- Giovanna Pala as Lulù
- Carlo Campanini as Ottavio
- Franca Marzi as Annesa Leoni
- Benedetta Rutili as Efisia Leoni
- Anna Maestri as Gavina Leoni
- Furio Meniconi as Primo fratello Leoni
- Angelo Dessy as Secondo fratello Leoni
- Ughetto Bertucci as Terzo fratello Leoni
- Mario Feliciani as Zio Porchiddu
- Dorian Gray as Columba Porchiddu
- Rita Andreana as Seconda sorella Porchiddu
- Primarosa Battistella as Terza sorella Porchiddu
- Mariano Laurenti as Rinaldu, fidanzato di Columba
- Guglielmo Inglese as Cavalier Rossetti
- Alberto Sorrentino as Narciso Bellezza
- Giorgio Bixio as Commendatore genovese
- Totò Mignone as Lift all'albergo sardo
- Mimo Billi as Capostazione di Dente di Canu
- Silvana Jachino as Guardarobiera
References
editBibliography
edit- Aprà, Adriano. The Fabulous Thirties: Italian cinema 1929-1944. Electa International, 1979.
- Urban, Maria Bonaria. Sardinia on Screen: The Construction of the Sardinian Character in Italian Cinema. Rodopi, 2013.
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