''Ettore Fieramosca'' is a 1938 Italian historical film directed by

Alessandro Blasetti Alessandro Blasetti (3 July 1900 – 1 February 1987) was an Italian film director and screenwriter who influenced Italian neorealism with the film ''Quattro passi fra le nuvole''. Blasetti was one of the leading figures in Italian cinema during ...

and starring Gino Cervi, Mario Ferrari and Elisa Cegani. It is adapted from the 1833 novel of the same title by Massimo D'Azeglio, based on the life of the 16th century

condottiero ''Condottieri'' (; singular ''condottiero'' or ''condottiere'') were Italian captains in command of mercenary companies during the Middle Ages and of multinational armies during the early modern period. They notably served popes and other Europe ...

Ettore Fieramosca Ettore Fieramosca (born Ferramosca) (Capua, 1476 – Valladolid, 20 January 1515) was an Italian condottiero and nobleman during the Italian Wars. His father was Rainaldo, baron of Rocca d'Evandro, and it is thought that his mother was a noble wo ...

.Bondanella p.15

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* Gino Cervi as

* Mario Ferrari as Graiano d'Asti * Elisa Cegani as Giovanna di Morreale * Osvaldo Valenti as Guy de la Motte *

Lamberto Picasso Lamberto Picasso (21 October 1880 – 17 September 1962) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 70 films between 1914 and 1953. Selected filmography * ''The Naked Truth'' (1914) * ''The Doctor's Secret'' (1931) * ''Paradise'' (1932) * ' ...

as Prospero Colonna * Corrado Racca as Don Diego Garcia de Paredes *

Clara Calamai Clara Calamai (7 September 1909 – 21 September 1998) was an Italian actress. She was one of the most famous and popular Italian actresses in the 1930s and 1940s, sharing the limelight with actresses such as Alida Valli, Valentina Cortese, an ...

as Fulvia * Umberto Sacripante as Franciotto *

Gianni Pons Gianni is an Italian name (occasionally a surname), a short form of the Italian Giovanni and a cognate of John meaning God is gracious. Gianni is the most common diminutive of Giovanni in Italian. People with this given name * Gianni Agnelli (ind ...

as Il duca di Nemours *

Carlo Duse Carlo Duse (5 January 1898 – 9 September 1956) Birth name: Carlo Artemio e Vittorio Duse. With mention in margin of his date and place of death. was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1916 and 1956. He was bor ...

as Jacopo, lo scudiero spia di Graiano *

Mario Mazza Mario Mazza (7 June 1882 - 22 November 1959) was an Italian educator. In 1916 he was one of the founding members of ASCI (Italian: l'Associazione Scautistica Cattolica Italiana) which became The Scouts Scouting, also known as the Scout Movem ...

as Fanfulla * Andrea Checchi as Gentilino

References

Bibliography

* Bondanella, Peter E. ''Italian Cinema: From Neorealism to the Present''. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2001.

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* 1938 films Italian historical drama films Italian black-and-white films 1930s historical drama films 1930s Italian-language films Films directed by Alessandro Blasetti Films set in Italy Films set in the 1490s Films set in the 16th century Films based on Italian novels 1938 drama films Films scored by Alessandro Cicognini 1930s Italian films {{1930s-Italy-film-stub

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