''Blood Wedding'' (Italian: ''Nozze di sangue'') is a 1941 Italian

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directed by

Goffredo Alessandrini Goffredo Alessandrini (20 November 1904, in Cairo – 16 May 1978, in Rome) was an Italian scriptwriter and film director. He also acted, edited, and produced some films. He practiced athletics in his youth, and won a title of Italian champion ...

and starring Beatrice Mancini,

Fosco Giachetti Fosco Giachetti (28 March 1900, in Sesto Fiorentino – 22 December 1974, in Rome) was an Italian actor. Fosco Giachetti was the protagonist of ''Lo squadrone bianco'' (1936), directed by Augusto Genina. He became the leading man in Fascist ...

and

Luisa Ferida Luisa Ferida, real surname Manfrini, (18 March 1914 – 30 April 1945) was an Italian stage and film actress. She was one of divas in Italian cinema during decade 1935-1945 and she was the highest paid movie star of that period. The actress w ...

.Gundle, Stephen. ''Mussolini's Dream Factory: Film Stardom in Fascist Italy''.

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, 2013, p. 215. It is set in 19th century

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, and features an

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. The film is based on the novel ''Immacolata'' by Lina Pietravalle.

Cast

* Beatrice Mancini as Immacolata *

as Gidda *

as Nazaria * Nino Pavese as Pietro *

Umberto Spadaro Umberto Spadaro (8 November 1904 – 12 October 1981) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in around 95 films between 1940 and 1979. His brother Peppino Spadaro was also an actor. Selected filmography * ''Cavalleria rusticana'' (1939) – ...

as Maso *

Adele Garavaglia Adele Garavaglia (1869–1944) was an Italian stage and film actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media su ...

as Gliceria, la comare * Elio Marcuzzo as Angelo *

Felice Romano Felice is a name that can be used as both a given name, masculine or feminine, and a surname. It is a common name in Italian, where it is equivalent to Felix. Notable people with the name include: Given name Arts and literature Film and theater * F ...

as Matteo * Fedele Gentile as Raffaele * Claudia Marti as Lina * Giuseppe Bordonaro as Un boscaiolo *

Vasco Creti Vasco Creti (7 December 1874 – 16 October 1945) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1915 and 1944. He was married to actress Valeria Creti. Selected filmography * '' Maschiaccio'' (1917) * '' Il siluram ...

as Il padrone * Achille Majeroni as L'affittuario della falegnameria *

Felice Minotti Felice Minotti (19 November 1887 – 21 March 1963) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 91 films between 1908 and 1963. Selected filmography * '' The Revenge of Maciste'' (1921) * '' Maciste on Vacation'' (1921) * ''The House of Pulci ...

as Un boscaiolo * Katiuscia Odinzova as La danzatrice *

Emilio Petacci Emilio Petacci (1886–1965) was an Italian film actor.Goble p.74 Selected filmography * '' Love Everlasting'' (1913) * '' The Wedding March'' (1934) * '' The Joker King'' (1935) * '' Sette giorni all'altro mondo'' (1936) * '' Joe the Red'' (193 ...

as Lo sposo per procura * Mirella Scriatto as La moglie di un boscaiolo

References

External links

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1941 films Italian historical drama films Italian black-and-white films 1940s historical drama films 1940s Italian-language films Films directed by Goffredo Alessandrini Films set in the 19th century Films set in South America Titanus films 1941 drama films Films scored by Enzo Masetti 1940s Italian films {{1940s-Italy-film-stub