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. It was the final film of the veteran director Righelli, who had previously directed a silent version of the story in 1928.

Cast

* Rossano Brazzi as Julien Sorel * Irasema Dilián as Mathilde de la Mole * Valentina Cortese as Louise de Renal * Carlo Ninchi as Il marchese de la Mole * Aldo Silvani as Il signor de Renal * Laura Carli as La signora Valmod *

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as Emilia * Massimo Serato as Maurice Croisenois * Camillo Pilotto as Valmod *

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as L'abate Chenal * Armando Francioli as Norbert de la Mole * Vittorio Sanipoli as Luz * Nerio Bernardi *

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References

Bibliography

* Moliterno, Gino. ''The A to Z of Italian Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

* 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 {{1940s-Italy-film-stub