Scacco alla regina, internationally released as Check to the Queen, is a 1969 Italian comedy film directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile.
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Directed by | Pasquale Festa Campanile |
Written by | Tullio Pinelli Brunello Rondi |
Cinematography | Roberto Gerardi |
Edited by | Mario Morra |
Music by | Piero Piccioni |
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Language | Italian |
It is based on the novel The Slave by Renato Ghiotto.[1][2]
Plot
editMargaret Mevin is an arrogant famous actress, accustomed to being served and revered by the people with whom she surrounds herself. Silvia comes to her service as a lady companion, but her submissive role soon acquires masochistic traits and homosexual shades.
Cast
edit- Rosanna Schiaffino: Margaret Mevin
- Haydée Politoff: Silvia
- Romolo Valli: Enrico Valdam
- Aldo Giuffrè: Spartaco
- Daniela Surina: Dina
- Gabriele Tinti
References
edit- ^ Roberto Poppi, Mario Pecorari. Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 2007. ISBN 8884405033.
- ^ Andrea Pergolari. Verso la commedia: momenti del cinema di Steno, Salce, Festa Campanile. Firenze libri, 2002.