''They've Kidnapped a Man'' () is a 1938 Italian white-telephone

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directed by

Gennaro Righelli Gennaro Righelli (12 December 1886 – 6 January 1949) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and acting, actor. He directed more than 110 films in Italy and Germany between 1910 and 1947. In 1930, he directed the first Italian sound fil ...

and starring

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and Maria Denis.Chiti & Poppi p.175 It was shot at the

Cinecittà Studios Cinecittà Studios (; Italian for Cinema City) is a large film studio in Rome, Italy. With an area of 400,000 square metres (99 acres), it is the largest film studio in Europe, and is considered the hub of Italian cinema. The studios were constru ...

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Alfredo Montori.

Cast

as L'attore cinematografico *

as La granduchessa Sonia * Maria Denis as L'amichetta del attore * Evelina Paoli as La zia di Sonia * Romolo Costa as L'arciduca Cirillo * Clara Calamai * Raffaele Inghilo Ivanitsky * Cirillo Konopleff * Giulio Mostocotto * Gennaro Sabatano * Carlo Simoneschi

References

Bibliography

* Roberto Chiti & Roberto Poppi. ''I film: Tutti i film italiani dal 1930 al 1944''. Gremese Editore, 2005.

External links

* 1938 films Italian comedy films Italian black-and-white films 1938 comedy films 1930s Italian-language films Films directed by Gennaro Righelli Films shot at Cinecittà Studios 1930s Italian films Films scored by Cesare Andrea Bixio Films scored by Franco Casavola {{1930s-Italy-film-stub