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
Michele Pezza detto 'Fra Diavolo'

Maria Mauban
Marietta

Jean Chevrier
Général Hugo

Paolo Stoppa
Peppino Luciani

Enrico Viarisio
Cardinal Ruffo

Nando Bruno
Beato, the innkeeper

Jacqueline Pierreux
Nora

Guido Celano
Borbonne Sergeant

Giuseppe Porelli
Ferdinando King of Borbonne

Felice Minotti
Furiere Dupont

Virgilio Riento
Brother Marco

Enrico Luzi
The sentry

Nino Vingelli
Ciccillo

Ada Dondini
Mother Superior

Rina Franchetti
Sister Emilia

Augusto Di Giovanni
The guard at Royal Palace

Anna Maria Canali
Bambina (as Anna Canali)

Gianni Luda
A Brigant

Valentino Brosio
Producer

Mario Soldati
Director / Story / Screenplay

Nicola Manzari
Story / Screenplay

Gino Brosio
Set Decoration

Teresa Petitti
Hairstylist

Umberto Picistrelli
Sound
Media.


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 guerrilla 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.