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and Paul Muller. The film's sets were designed by

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. It was shot at the

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studios in

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during 1950 but released the following year. It earned around 202 million lira at the domestic box office.Chiti & Poppi p.81 A

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set in sixteenth century Italy, it sees Count Marco Adinolfi battling against two rivals.

Cast

as Marco Adinolfi *

as Barbara Vivaldi * Paul Muller as Giuliano * Marisa Merlini as Lucrezia Adinolfi *

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as Duca Fabrizzio Di Corvara *

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as Prospero Venturini *

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as Fratello Di Marco e Lucrezia *

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as Paolo Adinolfi *

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* Leo Garavaglia * Carlo Borelli

References

Bibliography

* Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. ''Dizionario del cinema italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959''. Gremese Editore, 1991. * Parish, Robert. ''Film Actors Guide''. Scarecrow Press, 1977.

External links

* 1951 films 1950s historical adventure films Italian historical adventure films 1950s Italian-language films Films shot at Cinecittà Studios Italian black-and-white films 1950s Italian films {{1950s-Italy-film-stub