The Lion of Amalfi (Italian: Il Leone di Amalfi) is a 1950 Italian historical adventure film directed by Pietro Francisci and starring Vittorio Gassman, Milly Vitale and Carlo Ninchi.[1] After making his 1949 biopic Anthony of Padua, Francisci switched to making historical adventures.[2] Gassman had attracted notice for his performance in the melodrama Bitter Rice leading to his casting in this film.

The Lion of Amalfi
Directed byPietro Francisci
Written byRaul De Sarro
Fiorenzo Fiorentini
Giorgio Graziosi
Produced byMario Francisci
StarringVittorio Gassman
Milly Vitale
Carlo Ninchi
CinematographyGuglielmo Lombardi
Rodolfo Lombardi
Edited byOrnella Micheli
Music byCarlo Rustichelli
Production
companies
Laura Film
Oro Film
Distributed byOro Film
Release date
  • 11 October 1950 (1950-10-11)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

The film's sets were designed by the art director Flavio Mogherini. It was shot at the Palatino Studios in Rome. It grossed 256 million lire at the box office.[3]

Synopsis

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After the Duchy of Amalfi is invaded and conquered by the Normans, the last Duke's son Mauro leads a resistance movement to the tyrannical regime they impose.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Smith p.158
  2. ^ Moliterno p.136
  3. ^ Chiti & Poppi p.207

Bibliography

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  • Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto . Dizionario del cinema italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959. Gremese Editore, 1991.
  • Moliterno, Gino. The A to Z of Italian Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
  • Smith, Garry Allen. Epic Films: Casts, Credits and Commentary on More Than 350 Historical Spectacle Movies. McFarland, 2015.
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