Manon Lescaut is a 1940 Italian historical drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Alida Valli, Vittorio De Sica and Lamberto Picasso.[1] It is an adaptation of the Abbé Prévost's novel of the same title.
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| Directed by | Carmine Gallone |
| Written by | Abbé Prévost (novel) Guido Cantini Carmine Gallone |
| Starring | Alida Valli Vittorio De Sica Lamberto Picasso |
| Cinematography | Oswald Hafenrichter |
| Edited by | Vincenzo Zampi |
| Music by | Anchise Brizzi |
Production company | Grandi Film |
| Distributed by | ICI |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
The film was made at the Cinecittà studios in Rome with sets designed by the art directors Ivo Battelli and Guido Fiorini.
CastEdit
- Alida Valli as Manon Lescaut
- Vittorio De Sica as Renato Des Grieux
- Lamberto Picasso as Il visconte Des Grieux
- Giulio Donadio as Il marquese De Brienne
- Dino Di Luca as Il sergente Lescaut
- Jole Voleri as Musette
- Lilia Dale as Denise
- Andrea Checchi as Marius
- Guglielmo Barnabò as Il governatore di New Orleans
- Carlo Bressan as Edmond
- Aroldo Tieri as Il segretario di De Brienne
- Oreste Fares as Il cappellano
- Amina Pirani Maggi as Una nobile pettegola al ballo
- Lola Braccini as La direttrice
- Pina Gallini as Una dei tre creditori
- Giuseppe Pierozzi as Un dei tre creditori
- Cesare Polacco as Un dei tre creditori
- Luigi Allodoli
- Diana Karenne
- Guido Notari
- Michele Riccardini
- Anna Vivaldi
- Maria-Pia Vivaldi
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Klossner p.242
BibliographyEdit
- Klossner, Michael. The Europe of 1500-1815 on Film and Television. McFarland & Company, 2002.
External linksEdit
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