''The Count of Saint Elmo'' (Italian: ''Il Conte di Sant'Elmo'') is a 1950

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directed by Guido Brignone and starring

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, Anna Maria Ferrero and Tino Buazzelli.Chiti & Poppi p.103-4 It was shot at the

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of Titanus in

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Plot

On the way to perform at the

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, a famous singer is accosted by an outlaw leader who then proceeds to let her go with robbing anything. Later she believes she recognises the man as the Count of Sant'Elmo, although he indignantly denies this. She later discovers that he is in fact the leader of band of Carbonari fighting for

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, battling the local chief of police Baron Cassano.

Cast

as Count of Sant'Elmo * Anna Maria Ferrero as Laura Cassano * Tino Buazzelli as Baron Annibale Cassano *

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as Bianca Barbieri * Tina Lattanzi as Donna Clelia *

Carlo Croccolo Carlo Croccolo (9 April 1927 – 12 October 2019) was an Italian actor, voice actor, director and screenwriter. Biography Born in Naples, Croccolo began his acting career on the radio and he appeared in more than 100 films since 1949. His debut ...

as Alberico * Alfredo Varelli as Don Paolo * Pier Luigi Costantini as Forino * Renato Malavasi as Anselmo * Luigi Pavese as Security Officer *

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as Mancini *

Franco Pesce Franco Pesce (11 August 1890 – 6 December 1975) was an Italian actor and cinematographer. Life and career Franco Pesce was born in Naples. He was the son of the actor Ettore. At a young age Pesce studied lyric singing with the intention of ...

References

Bibliography

* Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. ''Dizionario del cinema italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959''. Gremese Editore, 1991.

External links

* 1950 films 1950s historical drama films Italian historical drama films Italian black-and-white films 1950s Italian-language films 1950 drama films Films directed by Guido Brignone Films set in Sicily Films set in the 1860s 1950s Italian films {{1950s-Italy-film-stub