''The Courier of the King'' (Italian: ''Il corriere del re'') is a 1947 Italian
historical film
A historical drama (also period drama, costume drama, and period piece) is a work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television. Historical drama includes historical fiction and romances, adventure films, and swa ...
directed by
Gennaro Righelli
Gennaro Righelli (12 December 1886 – 6 January 1949) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and acting, actor. He directed more than 110 films in Italy and Germany between 1910 and 1947. In 1930, he directed the first Italian sound fil ...
and starring
Rossano Brazzi
Rossano Brazzi (18 September 1916 – 24 December 1994) was an Italian actor.
Biography
Brazzi was born in Bologna, Italy, the son of Maria Ghedini and Adelmo Brazzi, an employee of the Rizzoli shoe factory. He was named after Rossano Ve ...
,
Irasema Dilián
Irasema Dilián (born Eva Irasema Warschalowska; May 27, 1924 – April 16, 1996) was an actress. Born in Brazil to Polish parents, she began her film career in Italy, and appeared in Italian, Spanish and Mexican films.
Biography
Irasema Dili ...
and
Valentina Cortese
Valentina Cortese (1 January 1923 – 10 July 2019) was an Italian actress. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in François Truffaut's ''Day for Night'' (1973).
Personal life
Cortese was born ...
.
[Moliterno p.208] It is an adaptation of the 1830 novel ''
The Red and the Black
''Le Rouge et le Noir'' (; meaning ''The Red and the Black'') is a historical psychological novel in two volumes by Stendhal, published in 1830. It chronicles the attempts of a provincial young man to rise socially beyond his modest upbringing ...
'' by
Stendhal. It was the final film of the veteran director Righelli, who had previously directed a
silent version of the story in 1928.
Cast
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Rossano Brazzi
Rossano Brazzi (18 September 1916 – 24 December 1994) was an Italian actor.
Biography
Brazzi was born in Bologna, Italy, the son of Maria Ghedini and Adelmo Brazzi, an employee of the Rizzoli shoe factory. He was named after Rossano Ve ...
as Julien Sorel
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Irasema Dilián
Irasema Dilián (born Eva Irasema Warschalowska; May 27, 1924 – April 16, 1996) was an actress. Born in Brazil to Polish parents, she began her film career in Italy, and appeared in Italian, Spanish and Mexican films.
Biography
Irasema Dili ...
as Mathilde de la Mole
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Valentina Cortese
Valentina Cortese (1 January 1923 – 10 July 2019) was an Italian actress. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in François Truffaut's ''Day for Night'' (1973).
Personal life
Cortese was born ...
as Louise de Renal
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Carlo Ninchi
Carlo Ninchi (31 May 1896 – 27 April 1974) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1931 and 1963. He was born in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, and died on 27 April 1974 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy.
Selected filmogra ...
as Il marchese de la Mole
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Aldo Silvani
Aldo Silvani (21 January 1891 – 12 November 1964) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1934 and 1964. He was born in Turin, Italy and died in Milan, Italy.
Selected filmography
* '' Cardinal Lambertini'' ...
as Il signor de Renal
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Laura Carli
Laura Carli (29 May 1906 – 15 August 2005) was an Italian actress and dubber. She appeared in more than thirty films from 1944 to 1974.
Selected filmography
References
External links
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1906 births
2005 deaths
Italian film act ...
as La signora Valmod
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Fiore Davanzati as Emilia
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Massimo Serato
Massimo Serato, born Giuseppe Segato, (31 May 1916 – 22 December 1989) was an Italian film actor with a career spanning over 40 years.
Serato was born in Oderzo, Veneto, Italy and started appearing in films in 1938. He played leading roles in ...
as Maurice Croisenois
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Camillo Pilotto
Camillo Pilotto (6 February 1888 Birth name: Camillo Raul Vittorio Pilotto. – 27 May 1963) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 101 films between 1916 and 1963. He was born and died in Rome, Italy.
Selected filmography
* ''The Song ...
as Valmod
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Oreste Fares
Oreste Fares (1885–1950) was an Italian stage and film actor.Landy p.155
Selected filmography
* '' Before the Jury'' (1931)
* ''Venus'' (1932)
* '' Villafranca'' (1934)
* '' Red Passport'' (1935)
* '' Cavalry'' (1936)
* '' To Live'' (1937)
* '' ...
as L'abate Chenal
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Armando Francioli
Armando Francioli (21 October 1919 – 6 April 2020) was an Italian actor. He appeared in over 50 films since 1942.
Selected filmography
References
External links
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1919 births
2020 deaths
Male actors from Rome
Italian centenaria ...
as Norbert de la Mole
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Vittorio Sanipoli
Vittorio Sanipoli (1915–1992) was an Italian stage, film and television actor. He appeared in around a hundred films and television series between 1942 and 1980.
Life and career
Born Luciano Sanipoli in Genoa, he made his acting debut in 1939 ...
as Luz
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Nerio Bernardi
Nerio Bernardi (23 July 1899 – 12 January 1971) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in nearly 200 films between 1918 and 1970. He was born in Bologna, Italy and died in Rome, Italy.
Selected filmography
* ''Nero'' (1922)
* '' The Shep ...
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Ida Bracci Dorati
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Magda Forlenza
References
Bibliography
* Moliterno, Gino. ''The A to Z of Italian Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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1947 films
Italian historical drama films
1940s historical drama films
1940s Italian-language films
Films directed by Gennaro Righelli
Films based on French novels
Films based on works by Stendhal
Films set in France
Films set in the 1820s
Italian black-and-white films
1947 drama films
1940s Italian films
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