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The Captain's Daughter (1947 film)

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The Captain's Daughter
Film poster
Directed byMario Camerini
Written byAlexander Pushkin
Mario Camerini
Mario Monicelli
Carlo Musso
Ivo Perilli
Steno
Produced byDino De Laurentiis
StarringIrasema Dilián
Amedeo Nazzari
Vittorio Gassman
CinematographyAldo Tonti
Edited byMario Camerini
Music byFernando Previtali
Production
company
Distributed byLux Film
Release date
  • 8 October 1947 (1947-10-08)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian
Cesare Danova and Irasema Dilian in The Captain's Daughter (1947)

The Captain's Daughter (Italian: La figlia del capitano) is a 1947 Italian historical adventure film directed by Mario Camerini and starring Irasema Dilián, Amedeo Nazzari and Vittorio Gassman.[1] It was one of a number of ambitious historical epics made in the wake of the successful 1946 film The Black Eagle.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Filippone. It was entered into the 1947 Cannes Film Festival.[3] It is based on the 1836 novel of the same name by Alexander Pushkin, which is set in Russia during the reign of Catherine II. It takes place during the Cossack Rebellion.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Moliterno p.208
  2. ^ Curti p.50
  3. ^ "Festival de Cannes: La figlia del capitano". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 4 January 2009.

Bibliography

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  • Curti, Roberto. Riccardo Freda: The Life and Works of a Born Filmmaker. McFarland, 2017.
  • Moliterno, Gino. The A to Z of Italian Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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