''Sardinian Vendetta'' (Italian: ''Vendetta... sarda'') is a 1952 Italian

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directed by

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and starring

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and

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. Apràp p.101 It as shot at the

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and the Ponti-De Laurentiis Studios in

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Synopsis

A Sardinian working as a

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returns to the

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believing that he has inherited money from his

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. Once there he discovers that he has been killed by a rival family, and he quickly finds himself drawn into a local

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Cast

as Gualtiero Porcheddu *

as Pinuccio *

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as Mario *

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* 1932 births Living people Italian film actresses {{Italy-film-actor-stub ...

as Lulù *

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as Ottavio *

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as Annesa Leoni *

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as Efisia Leoni *

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as Gavina Leoni *

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as Primo fratello Leoni *

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as Secondo fratello Leoni *

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as Terzo fratello Leoni *

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as Zio Porchiddu *

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as Columba Porchiddu * Rita Andreana as Seconda sorella Porchiddu * Primarosa Battistella as Terza sorella Porchiddu *

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as Rinaldu, fidanzato di Columba *

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as Cavalier Rossetti *

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as Narciso Bellezza *

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as Commendatore genovese *

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as Lift all'albergo sardo *

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as Capostazione di Dente di Canu *

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as Guardarobiera

References

Bibliography

* Aprà, Adriano. ''The Fabulous Thirties: Italian cinema 1929-1944''. Electa International, 1979. * Urban, Maria Bonaria. ''Sardinia on Screen: The Construction of the Sardinian Character in Italian Cinema''. Rodopi, 2013.

External links

* 1952 films 1952 comedy films 1950s Italian-language films Italian black-and-white films Films directed by Mario Mattoli Films shot in Sardinia Films set in Sardinia Films set in Milan Italian comedy films 1950s Italian films {{1950s-Italy-comedy-film-stub