''The Count of Saint Elmo'' (Italian: ''Il Conte di Sant'Elmo'') is a 1950 historical adventure film directed by

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and starring

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and

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.Chiti & Poppi p.103-4 It was shot at the

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. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ottavio Scotti.

Plot

On the way to perform at the

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, a famous singer is accosted by an outlaw leader who then proceeds to let her go with robbing anything. Later she believes she recognises the man as the Count of Sant'Elmo, although he indignantly denies this. She later discovers that he is in fact the leader of band of

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fighting for Italian unification, battling the local chief of police Baron Cassano.

Cast

as Count of Sant'Elmo *

as Laura Cassano *

as Baron Annibale Cassano * Nelly Corradi as Bianca Barbieri *

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as Donna Clelia * Carlo Croccolo as Alberico *

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as Don Paolo * Pier Luigi Costantini as Forino *

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as Anselmo *

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as Security Officer *

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as Mancini * Franco Pesce

References

Bibliography

* Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. ''Dizionario del cinema italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959''. Gremese Editore, 1991.

External links

* 1950 films 1950s historical drama films Italian historical drama films Italian black-and-white films 1950s Italian-language films 1950 drama films Films directed by Guido Brignone Films set in Sicily Films set in the 1860s 1950s Italian films {{1950s-Italy-film-stub