Sardinian Vendetta

{{Infobox film

| name = Sardinian Vendetta

| image = poster-vendetta-sarda.jpg

| caption = Film poster

| director = Mario Mattoli

| producer =

| writer = Ruggero Maccari
Mario Monicelli

| starring = Walter Chiari
Carlo Croccolo
Giovanna Pala

| music = Armando Fragna

| cinematography = Mario Albertelli

| editing = Mario Serandrei

| studio = Excelsa Film

| distributor = Minerva Film

| released = {{Film date|1952|02|21|df=yes}}

| runtime = 93 minutes

| country = Italy

| language = Italian

}}

Sardinian Vendetta (Italian: Vendetta... sarda) is a 1952 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Walter Chiari, Carlo Croccolo and Giovanna Pala.Urban p.562Apràp p.101 It as shot at the Icet Studios in Milan and the Ponti-De Laurentiis Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alberto Boccianti.

Synopsis

A Sardinian working as a chef in Milan returns to the island believing that he has inherited money from his uncle. Once there he discovers that he has been killed by a rival family, and he quickly finds himself drawn into a local vendetta.

Cast

Walter Chiari as Gualtiero Porcheddu
Carlo Croccolo as Pinuccio
Mario Riva as Mario
Giovanna Pala as Lulù
Carlo Campanini as Ottavio
Franca Marzi as Annesa Leoni
Benedetta Rutili as Efisia Leoni
Anna Maestri as Gavina Leoni
Furio Meniconi as Primo fratello Leoni
Angelo Dessy as Secondo fratello Leoni
Ughetto Bertucci as Terzo fratello Leoni
Mario Feliciani as Zio Porchiddu
Dorian Gray as Columba Porchiddu
Rita Andreana as Seconda sorella Porchiddu
Primarosa Battistella as Terza sorella Porchiddu
Mariano Laurenti as Rinaldu, fidanzato di Columba
Guglielmo Inglese as Cavalier Rossetti
Alberto Sorrentino as Narciso Bellezza
Giorgio Bixio as Commendatore genovese
Totò Mignone as Lift all'albergo sardo
Mimo Billi as Capostazione di Dente di Canu
Silvana Jachino as Guardarobiera

References

Bibliography

Aprà, Adriano. The Fabulous Thirties: Italian cinema 1929-1944. Electa International, 1979.
Urban, Maria Bonaria. Sardinia on Screen: The Construction of the Sardinian Character in Italian Cinema. Rodopi, 2013.

External links

{{IMDb title|id=0044185|title=Sardinian Vendetta}}

Category:1952 films

Category:1952 comedy films

Category:1950s Italian-language films

Category:Italian black-and-white films

Category:Films directed by Mario Mattoli

Category:Films shot in Sardinia

Category:Films set in Sardinia

Category:Films set in Milan

Category:Italian comedy films

Category:1950s Italian films

Category:Films scored by Armando Fragna