Captain Tempest ({{langx|it|Capitan Tempesta}}) is a 1942 Italian-Spanish historical adventure film directed by Corrado D'Errico and starring Doris Duranti, Dina Sassoli and Carlo Ninchi.De Pau & Torello p.10Curti p.22 It is an adaptation of the 1905 novel of the same title by Emilio Salgari set during the Ottoman–Venetian War. It was shot at the Scalera Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Gustav Abel and Amleto Bonetti. It was followed by a sequel The Lion of Damascus the same year.

Synopsis

During the 1571 Siege of Famagusta the city is staunchly defended by Leonora, the daughter of the governor. She manages to infiltrate the fortress of the besieging army where Venetian prisoners including her fiancée Marcello are being tortured under the control of the villainess Haradia.

Cast

Doris Duranti as Haradia
Dina Sassoli as Suleika
Carla Candiani as Leonora Bragadin - Capitan Tempesta
Carlo Ninchi as Moulia El Kader - il 'Leone di Damasco'
Adriano Rimoldi as Marcello Corner
Annibale Betrone as Marcantonio Bragadin
Rafael Rivelles as Lachinsky
Erminio Spalla as El Kadur
Nicolás D. Perchicot as Alì Pascià
Carlo Duse as Methiub
Juan Calvo as Hussif
Giulio Battiferri as Mustafà

References

Bibliography

Curti, Roberto. Riccardo Freda: The Life and Works of a Born Filmmaker. McFarland, 2017.
De Pau, Daniela & Torello, Georgina (ed.) Watching Pages, Reading Pictures: Cinema and Modern Literature in Italy. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2008.