''Cavalry'' (Italian: ''Cavalleria'') is a 1936 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

Amedeo Nazzari Amedeo Nazzari (10 December 1907 in Cagliari – 5 November 1979 in Rome) was an Italian actor. Nazzari was one of the leading figures of Italian classic cinema, often considered a local variant of the Australian–American star Errol Flynn. Al ...

Elisa Cegani Elisa Cegani (11 June 1911 – 23 February 1996) was an Italian actress. She appeared in 60 films between 1935 and 1983. Partial filmography * ''Aldebaran'' (1935) - Nora Bandi * ''Cavalry'' (1936) - Speranza di Frassineto * '' The Countes ...

and

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. The film marked Nazzari's first role as a

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, after making his film debut the previous year. It was a box office success and established some of his personal traits that would be brought out even more clearly in his breakthrough role ''

Luciano Serra, Pilot ''Luciano Serra, Pilot'' (Italian: ''Luciano Serra pilota'') is a 1938 Italian war drama film directed by Goffredo Alessandrini and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Germana Paolieri and Roberto Villa. It was screened at the Venice Film Festival in A ...

'' (1938).Gundle p.187

Synopsis

Umberto Solaro, a young cavalry officer, falls in love with a

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Count's daughter. They develop a romantic attachment, but she marries an Austrian baron under family pressure. After his horse dies in an accident during a completion, Solaro transfers into the newly formed

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. He falls heroically in combat during the

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Cast

as Umberto Solaro *

as Speranza di Frassineto *

as Speranza's father *

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as Alberto Ponza *

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as Sottotenente Rolla *

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as Countess Clotilde, Speranza's mother *

Silvana Jachino Silvana Jachino (2 February 1916 – 28 August 2004) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 65 films between 1936 and 1970. She was born in Milan, Italy and died in Rimini, Italy. Partial filmography * ''Cuor di vagabondo'' (1936) * ...

as Carlotta di Frasseneto *

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as Vittorio di Frasseneto *

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as Baron of Austria *

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as Fanny *

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as Countess Sandi *

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as Attendant Bagolini *

Fausto Guerzoni Fausto Guerzoni (1904–1967) was an Italian film actor.Freire-Medeiros p.193 A character actor, he appeared in Italian films in supporting roles from the mid-1930s. Selected filmography * ''Cavalry'' (1936) * '' The Former Mattia Pascal'' (1937) ...

as Other Attendant *

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as The Doctor * Umberto Casilini as Member of the Union Circle * Walter Grant as Superior Official * Cecyl Tryan as Lady of Torino's Aristocracy *

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as Cavalry Officer *

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as Carlotta's Husband *

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as Countess Adrari

References

Bibliography

*Gundle, Stephen. ''Mussolini's Dream Factory: Film Stardom in Fascist Italy''. Berghahn Books, 2013.

External links

* 1936 films 1936 drama films Italian drama films 1930s Italian-language films Films directed by Goffredo Alessandrini Italian black-and-white films Films set in Italy Films set in the 1900s Films set in the 1910s World War I aviation films Films about horses Lux Film films Films scored by Enzo Masetti World War I films set on the Italian Front 1930s Italian films {{1930s-Italy-film-stub