''Margaret of Cortona'' (Italian: ''Margherita da Cortona'') is a 1950 Italian

historical History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well ...

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by Mario Bonnard and starring

Maria Frau Maria Frau (born 6 August 1930) is a retired Italian film actress.Ringgold & Bodeen p.167 She made her debut in 1950 when she played the title role in ''Margaret of Cortona''. After appearing in eighteen films she retired from acting in 1957, fol ...

, Isa Pola and Galeazzo Benti.Scaraffia & Zarri p.299 It portrays the life of the thirteenth century saint

Margaret of Cortona Margaret of Cortona (1247 – 22 February 1297) was an Italian penitent of the Third Order of Saint Francis. She was born in Laviano, near Perugia, and died in Cortona. She was canonized in 1728. She is the patron saint of the falsely accused ...

. The film's sets were designed by the

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Virgilio Marchi Virgilio Marchi (21 January 1895 – 30 April 1960) was an Italian architect and art director. He designed the sets for more than fifty films during his career. Marchi was stylistically identified with the Futurist movement.Sabatino, Michelangelo ...

Cast

as Margherita * Isa Pola as Lucia, la matrigna * Galeazzo Benti as Arsenio del Monte *

Aldo Nicodemi Aldo Nicodemi (1919–1963) was an Italian film actor 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 such as film, ra ...

as Marco *

Mario Pisu Mario Pisu (21 May 1910 – 17 July 1976) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Born in Montecchio Emilia, Pisu was considered to be one of the most elegant performers of the Italian cinema. He began his career on stage and screen in ...

as Rinaldo Degli Uberti *

Giovanni Grasso Giovanni Grasso (11 November 1888 – 30 April 1963) was an Italian stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1910 and 1955. He was born and died in Catania, Sicily, Italy. Born into a family of marionettists, he was ...

as Tancredi, padre di Margherita *

Lorenza Mari Lorenza is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Lorenza Agoncillo (1890–1972), daughter of the principal seamstress of the first and official Philippine flag *Lorenza Alessandrini (born 1990), Italian ice dancer who began represe ...

as Francesca degli Uberti *

Virginia Balestrieri Virginia Balistrieri also credited as Virginia Balestrieri (15 January 1888 – 7 December 1960) was an Italian stage and film actress.Paietta p.92 She was married to the actor Giovanni Grasso. In 1914 she starred in the silent film '' Lost in t ...

as Druba *

Carlo Tamberlani Carlo Tamberlani (11 March 1899 – 5 August 1980) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 127 films between 1931 and 1976. He was born in Salice Salentino, Italy and died in Subiaco, Italy. His brother Nando Tamberlani was also an actor. ...

as Vescovo * Mino Doro as Capitano del popolo *

Raimondo Van Riel Raimondo Van Riel (22 January 1881, in Rome – 9 May 1962, in Mentana) was an Italian actor. Raimondo Van Riel was born on January 22, 1881, in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He is known for his work on Quo Vadis? (1924), The Magnificent Rogue (1935) and ...

as messer Dal Monte *

Fulvio Battistini Fulvio is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Andrea Fulvio (c. 1470 – 1527), Renaissance humanist, poet and antiquarian of Rome, advisor to Raphael *Fulvio de Assis (born 1981), Brazilian professional basketball player *Fulvio B ...

as Zufolo *

Riccardo Billi Riccardo Billi (22 April 1906 – 15 April 1982) was an Italian film actor and comedian. With Mario Riva he appeared as ''Billi & Riva'', one of the most popular Italian comic duos in the 1950s. He appeared in around 85 films between 1938 a ...

as Menestrello *

Domenico Serra Domenico Serra (1899–1965) was an Italian stage and film actor. He made more than sixty films, many of them during the silent era including Mario Bonnard's historical film '' The Betrothed'' (1923).Goble p.305 In the sound era, he largely pl ...

* Giovanna Galletti as Madre del bambino ammalato *

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as Popolana al torneo *

Arnaldo Mochetti Arnaldo is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Arnaldo Abrantes (born 1986), Portuguese track and field sprinter * Arnaldo Alonso (born 1979), Paraguayan footballer * Arnaldo André (born 1943), soap-opera Paraguayan actor * Arna ...

Diego Pozzetto Diego Pozzetto was an Italian stage and film actor.Chiti & Poppi p.237 Selected filmography * ''Bertoldo, Bertoldino e Cacasenno'' (1937) * ''Nina non far la stupida'' (1937) * ''Il conte di Brechard'' (1938) * ''The Black Corsair'' (1938) * ''L ...

* Ivo Karavany * Wally Morocuti *

Peppino Spadaro Peppino Spadaro (1898-1950) was an Italian actor.Paietta p.162 His brother Umberto Spadaro was also an actor. Selected filmography * ''1860'' (1934) * ''Saint John, the Beheaded'' (1940) * ''Jealousy'' (1942) * ''The Taming of the Shrew'' (1942) ...

as Contadino infuriato *

Mario Molfesi is a character created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. He is the title character of the ''Mario'' franchise and the mascot of Japanese video game company Nintendo. Mario has appeared in over 200 video games since his creat ...

* Claudio Giammi * Irene Gay * Tino Buazzelli as Rinaldo degli Uberti *

Nino Capozzi Nino or Niño may refer to: * Nino (name) * Niño (name) *Antonin Scalia, American Supreme Court justice whose nickname was "Nino" * El Niño, a climate pattern in the tropical Pacific Ocean *NINO, an abbreviation for National Insurance number in ...

as Paolo * Giulio Battiferri as Contadino pronto al linciaggio *

Giovanni Onorato Giovanni Onorato (February 7, 1910 - February 23, 1960) was an Italian film actor.Chiti & Poppi p.85 He was the father of the actor Glauco Onorato and the cinematographer Marco Onorato. Selected filmography * '' La stella del cinema'' (1931) * ' ...

as Contadino pronto al linciaggio

References

Bibliography

* Lucetta Scaraffia & Gabriella Zarri. ''Women and Faith: Catholic Religious Life in Italy from Late Antiquity to the Present''. Harvard University Press, 1999.

External links

* 1950 films Italian historical drama films 1950s historical drama films 1950s Italian-language films Films directed by Mario Bonnard Films set in the 13th century Films set in Tuscany Italian black-and-white films Cultural depictions of Italian women 1950s Italian films {{1950s-Italy-film-stub