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directed by Piero Caserini and starring

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.Chiti & Poppi p.306 The film's sets were designed by the

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Plot

The young

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Nicuzza is seduced and abandoned by a young

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: the girl becomes pregnant with her but the count does not intend to recognize the child. Nicuzza decides to take revenge and she kills the count on the day of her marriage to another noblewoman. Nicuzza is imprisoned and gives birth to a child who immediately shows problems with her sight.

Cast

as Nicuzza *

as Barone Paolo Di San Lario *

as Parroco *

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as Figlio Di Nicuzza *

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* Paolo Iacopozzi as Piero *

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References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1952 films 1950s Italian-language films Melodrama films Italian drama films 1952 drama films Italian black-and-white films 1950s Italian films {{1950s-Italy-film-stub