The King's Guerrillas (1950)
1h 29m
Running Time
November 3, 1950Release Date
The King's Guerrillas (1950)
1h 29m
Running Time
November 3, 1950Release Date
Plot.
Diavolo's bandits fight Napoleon's troops and so King Ferdinand IV, the Neapolitan king, makes Fra Diavolo a Colonel. In the meantime the bandit also falls in love with Marietta, the king's illegitimate child.
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Cast & Crew.
![Amedeo Nazzari](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/43565-amedeo-nazzari.webp)
Amedeo Nazzari
Michele Pezza detto 'Fra Diavolo'
![Maria Mauban](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/164456-maria-mauban.webp)
Maria Mauban
Marietta
![Jean Chevrier](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/67662-jean-chevrier.webp)
Jean Chevrier
Général Hugo
![Paolo Stoppa](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/802-paolo-stoppa.webp)
Paolo Stoppa
Peppino Luciani
![Enrico Viarisio](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/182686-enrico-viarisio.webp)
Enrico Viarisio
Cardinal Ruffo
![Nando Bruno](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/1378-nando-bruno.webp)
Nando Bruno
Beato, the innkeeper
![Jacqueline Pierreux](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/54112-jacqueline-pierreux.webp)
Jacqueline Pierreux
Nora
![Guido Celano](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/20796-guido-celano.webp)
Guido Celano
Borbonne Sergeant
![Giuseppe Porelli](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/179405-giuseppe-porelli.webp)
Giuseppe Porelli
Ferdinando King of Borbonne
![Felice Minotti](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Felice Minotti
Furiere Dupont
![Virgilio Riento](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/169500-virgilio-riento.webp)
Virgilio Riento
Brother Marco
![Enrico Luzi](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/225771-enrico-luzi.webp)
Enrico Luzi
The sentry
![Nino Vingelli](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/21180-nino-vingelli.webp)
Nino Vingelli
Ciccillo
![Ada Dondini](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/182701-ada-dondini.webp)
Ada Dondini
Mother Superior
![Rina Franchetti](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/280267-rina-franchetti.webp)
Rina Franchetti
Sister Emilia
![Augusto Di Giovanni](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/295728-augusto-di-giovanni.webp)
Augusto Di Giovanni
The guard at Royal Palace
![Anna Maria Canali](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Anna Maria Canali
Bambina (as Anna Canali)
![Gianni Luda](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Gianni Luda
A Brigant
![Valentino Brosio](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Valentino Brosio
Producer
![Mario Soldati](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/92685-mario-soldati.webp)
Mario Soldati
Director / Story / Screenplay
![Michele Contessa](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Michele Contessa
Assistant Costume Designer
![Giuseppe Bordogni](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Giuseppe Bordogni
Production Manager
![Nicola Manzari](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Nicola Manzari
Screenplay / Story
![Pierre Lestringuez](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Pierre Lestringuez
Story / Screenplay
Media.
![The King's Guerrillas](https://images.moviefit.me/t/c/b/65035-the-king-s-guerrillas.webp)
![The King's Guerrillas](https://images.moviefit.me/t/c/b/1/65035-the-king-s-guerrillas.webp)
Details.
Release DateNovember 3, 1950
Original NameDonne e briganti
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 29m
Genres
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Wiki.
Women and Brigands (Italian: Donne e briganti) is a 1950 French-Italian historical melodrama adventure film directed by Mario Soldati and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Maria Mauban and Jean Chevrier. It is based on the story of the legendary guerilla fighter Fra Diavolo, who led a major uprising against French forces in Naples during the Napoleonic Wars. In 1953 it was released in a dubbed version in the United States under the alternative title The King's Guerrillas.
The film was made at the Farnesina Studios in Rome with Location shooting taking place at the Royal Palace of Caserta. The films's sets were designed by the art director Ottavio Scotti. It earned around 206 million lira at the Italian box office.