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
Michele Contessa
Assistant Costume Designer
Giuseppe Bordogni
Production Manager
Nicola Manzari
Screenplay / Story
Pierre Lestringuez
Story / Screenplay
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 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.