''The Violent Patriot'' ( it, Giovanni dalle Bande Nere) is a
1956
Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming, ar ...
Italian adventure film directed by
Sergio Grieco
Sergio Grieco (13 January 1917 – 30 March 1982) was an Italian film director and screenwriter.
Biography
Sergio's father was the Italian Communist Ruggero Grieco.
Grieco first started in film in the Soviet Union in 1931, working as an ass ...
. It is loosely based on real life events of the Italian
condottiero Giovanni dalle Bande Nere
Lodovico de' Medici, also known as Giovanni delle Bande Nere (6 April 1498 – 30 November 1526) was an Italian '' condottiero''. He is known for leading the Black Bands and serving valiantly in military combat under his relatives, Pope Leo X an ...
.
Cast
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Vittorio Gassman
Vittorio Gassman (; born Gassmann; 1 September 1922 – 29 June 2000), popularly known as , was an Italian actor, director and screenwriter.
He is considered one of the greatest Italian actors, whose career includes both important productions ...
as Giovanni dalle Bande Nere
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Constance Smith
Constance Smith (7 February 1929 – 30 June 2003) was an Irish film actress, and contract player of 20th Century Fox in the 1950s.
Early life
Smith was born into a family as the first of 11 children.'' The Oakland Tribune'', 18 March 1962, O ...
as Lady Emma
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Anna Maria Ferrero
Anna Maria Ferrero (18 February 1935 – 21 May 2018) was an Italian actress.
Early life and career
Born Anna Maria Guerra, she changed her last name to Ferrero in honor of the composer Willy Ferrero. Her film debut came at the age of 15 in '' ...
: Anna
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Gérard Landry
Landry Fernand Charles Marrier de Lagatinerie (16 October 1912 – 18 September 1999), known professionally as Gérard Landry, was an Argentinian actor. He began acting in 1932 with his first movie ''Mirages de Paris'', acted for over fifty ...
as Gasparo
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Silvio Bagolini
Silvio Bagolini (4 August 1914 – 26 September 1976) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1936 and 1973.
Life and career
Born in Bologna, Bagolini studied architecture at the Bologna University, without g ...
as Lumaca, the hunchback servant
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Ubaldo Lay
Ubaldo Lay (14 April 1917 - 27 September 1984) was an Italian actor and voice actor.
Life and career
Born in Rome as Ubaldo Bussa, after graduating in law, Lay was admitted to the Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1939, from which he graduated with ...
as Stefano, Anna's father
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Philippe Hersent
Philippe Hersent (26 July 1912 – 30 December 1982) was a French actor. He appeared in more than eighty films from 1930 to 1978.
Filmography
References
External links
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1912 births
1982 deaths
French male film actors
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as Friar Salvatore
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Andrea Aureli
Andrea Aureli (5 March 1923 – 5 November 2007) was an Italian actor.
Life and career
Born in Terni, Aureli graduated from the Liceo classico in his hometown, then he enrolled the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome, graduating in ...
as Count de Lautrec
See also
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Condottieri
''Condottieri'' (; singular ''condottiero'' or ''condottiere'') were Italy, Italian captains in command of mercenary companies during the Middle Ages and of multinational armies during the early modern period. They notably served popes and other ...
'' (1937)
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The Profession of Arms'' (2001)
References
External links
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1956 films
1950s historical adventure films
Italian historical adventure films
Films directed by Sergio Grieco
Films set in the 16th century
1950s Italian films
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