I cavalieri dalle maschere nere (I Beati Paoli) (also known as The Knights of the Black Masks and The Sect of the Hooded) is a 1948 Italian adventure film directed by Pino Mercanti and starring Otello Toso and Lea Padovani. It is loosely based on the novel I Beati Paoli written by Luigi Natoli.[1][2]
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| Directed by | Pino Mercanti |
| Written by | Giuseppe Zucca Ovidio Imara Lionello De Felice Luigi Chiarini Pino Mercanti |
| Based on | I Beati Paoli by Luigi Natoli |
| Starring | Otello Toso Lea Padovani |
| Cinematography | Piero Portalupi |
| Music by | Pietro Ferro |
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| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
The film grossed over 100 million lire at the Italian box office.[2]
Plot
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Cast
edit- Otello Toso as Blasco di Castiglione
- Lea Padovani as Violante
- Massimo Serato as Young Count de la Motte
- Paola Barbara as Madame de la Motte
- Mario Ferrari as Count Raimondo de la Motte
- Paolo Stoppa as The Stuttering Nobleman
- Carlo Ninchi as Duke Coriolano
- Michele Abruzzo as Matteo
- Umberto Spadaro as Gegè
- Rosolino Bua as The Abbott
References
edit- ^ Stefano Beccastrini (2005). Idea di un'isola: viaggio cinematografico nell'ambiente naturale e culturale della Sicilia. Aska, 2005. ISBN 8875420572.
- ^ a b Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia (1991). Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876055487.
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