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directed by

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and starring

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, Elsa De Giorgi and Carlo Tamberlani. Coletti asserted that the 1948

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'' was a remake of his work, the American studio having bought the rights, although the latter film's source is credited as a novel of the same title by Samuel Shellabarger.Anile p.129 It was shot at the

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. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Antonio Tagliolini and Enrico Verdozzi.

Cast

References

Bibliography

* Alberto Anile. ''Orson Welles in Italy''. Indiana University Press, 2013.

External links

* 1941 films Italian historical films 1940s historical films 1940s Italian-language films Films directed by Duilio Coletti Italian black-and-white films Films shot at Cinecittà Studios Adaptations of works by Niccolò Machiavelli 1940s Italian films {{1940s-Italy-film-stub