The Vow (1950 film)
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| Directed by | Mario Bonnard |
| Written by | Mario Bonnard |
| Based on | The Vow 188 play by Salvatore Di Giacomo[1] |
| Produced by | Angelo Iacono |
| Starring | Doris Duranti Giorgio De Lullo Maria Grazia Francia |
| Cinematography | Tonino Delli Colli |
| Edited by | Gino Talamo |
| Music by | Giulio Bonnard |
Production company | Ara Film |
| Distributed by | Indipendenti Regionali |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
The Vow (Italian: Il voto) is a 1950 Italian melodrama film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Doris Duranti, Giorgio De Lullo and Maria Grazia Francia.[2] It is based on a play of the same title by Salvatore Di Giacomo.[3] Future star Sophia Loren played a small, uncredited role. It was shot at the Scalera Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Filippone.
Plot
[edit]During the absence of her husband, who left for a fishing cruise in the seas of China, Carmela falls under the spell of Vito, a young fisherman.
Cast
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- Doris Duranti as Carmela
- Giorgio De Lullo as Vito
- Maria Grazia Francia as Cristina
- Roberto Murolo as Gennaro
- Enrico Glori as Lo sfruttatore
- Bella Starace Sainati as Donna Rosa
- Leopoldo Valenti as Pasquale
- Liana Billi as Nunziata
- Lia Thomas as Assunta
- Agnese Dubbini as Amalia
- Armando Guarnieri as Il brigadiere
- Arturo Stefanelli as Il barbiere
- Arturo Gigliati as L'acquaiolo
- Maria Perrella as Donna Concetta
- Tina Pica as La maligna
- Sophia Loren as A commoner at the Piedigrotta festival
References
[edit]- ^ Sansone, Matteo (1994). "Giordano's 'Mala vita': A 'verismo' Opera Too True to be Good". Music & Letters. 75 (3): 381–400. doi:10.1093/ml/75.3.381. JSTOR 737344.
- ^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876055487.
- ^ Goble p.125
Bibliography
[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.
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