''The Lovers of Manon Lescaut'' (Italian: ''Gli amori di Manon Lescaut'') is a 1954 French-Italian

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melodrama film directed by Mario Costa and starring

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, Franco Interlenghi and

Roger Pigaut Roger Pigaut (birth name Roger Paul Louis Pigot) (8 April 1919 – 24 December 1989) was a French actor and film director. He appeared in 40 films between 1943 and 1980. Partial filmography * ''Retour de flamme'' (1943) - Maurice * ''Love ...

.Goble p.375 It is based on the 1731 novel '' Manon Lescaut'' by Antoine François Prévost, which has been made into films on a number of occasions. The film's sets were designed by

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Cast

as Manon Lescaut * Franco Interlenghi as Enrico des Grieux *

as Lescaut * Aldo Silvani as Conte des Grieux * Marisa Merlini as Elisa * Nerio Bernardi as Barone de Forté * Luigi Pavese as Il mercante premuroso *

Paolo Poli Paolo Poli (May 23, 1929 – March 25, 2016) was an Italian theatre actor. He has also acted in films and on television. Career After a university degree in French literature, Poli began his acting career in the early 1950s and was one of the f ...

as Tiberge * Lily Granado as Adriana * Lia Reiner as Affitacamere * Franco Scandurra as Chatodoux *

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as Il barone giocatore * Olga Solbelli as La suora nel carcere * Nico Pepe as Il gioielliere * Ugo Sasso as Un gendarme *

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as Conte di Loisy *

Franco Pesce Franco Pesce (11 August 1890 – 6 December 1975) was an Italian actor and cinematographer. Life and career Franco Pesce was born in Naples. He was the son of the actor Ettore. At a young age Pesce studied lyric singing with the intention of ...

as Giovanni * Ileana Lauro * Lia Lena * Nada Cortese * Hedda Linton * Pino Sciacqua *

Luigi Tosi Luigi Tosi ( Verona 15 July 1915 – Roma 12 March 1989) was an Italian actor. He appeared in more than seventy films from 1944 to 1965. Filmography References External links * 1915 births 1989 deaths Italian male film actors ...

* Louis Seigner as Duca di Forchamps * Jacques Castelot as Marchese de Boysson

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* French historical drama films Italian historical drama films 1950s historical drama films 1954 films 1950s Italian-language films Films directed by Mario Costa Films set in the 18th century Films based on French novels Films based on works by Antoine François Prévost 1954 drama films Films scored by Renzo Rossellini Melodrama films 1950s Italian films 1950s French films {{1950s-Italy-film-stub