The Black Captain
{{Short description|1951 film by Giorgio Ansoldi and Alberto Pozzetti}}
{{Infobox film
| name = The Black Captain
| image = The Black Captain.jpg
| caption =
| director = Giorgio Ansoldi
Alberto Pozzetti
| producer = {{ubl|Federico D'Avack|Michelangelo Frieri}}
| writer = {{ubl|Corrado Capparuccia |Alberto Consiglio |Ettore Maria Margadonna|Virgilio Sabel}}
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|Steve Barclay|Marina Berti|Paul Muller}}
| music = Raffaele Gervasio
| cinematography = {{ubl|Mario Albertelli|Carlo Montuori }}
| editing = Vittorio Solito
| studio = Cooperativa Tecnici Cinematografici
| distributor = API Film
| released = {{Film date|1951|03|15|df=yes}}
| runtime = 92 minutes
| country = Italy
| language = Italian
| budget =
| gross =
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The Black Captain ({{langx|it|Il capitano nero}}) is a 1951 Italian historical adventure film directed by Giorgio Ansoldi and Alberto Pozzetti and starring Steve Barclay, Marina Berti and Paul Muller.Parish p.106
The film's sets were designed by Alfredo Montori. It was shot at the Cinecittà studios in Rome during 1950 but released the following year. It earned around 202 million lira at the domestic box office.Chiti & Poppi p.81
A swashbuckler set in sixteenth century Italy, it sees Count Marco Adinolfi battling against two rivals.
Cast
- Steve Barclay as Marco Adinolfi
- Marina Berti as Barbara Vivaldi
- Paul Muller as Giuliano
- Marisa Merlini as Lucrezia Adinolfi
- Mario Ferrari as Duca Fabrizzio Di Corvara
- Fedele Gentile as Prospero Venturini
- Andrea Checchi as Fratello Di Marco e Lucrezia
- Roberto Risso as Paolo Adinolfi
- Franca Marzi
- Leo Garavaglia
- Carlo Borelli
Citations
General and cited references
- Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. Dizionario del cinema italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959. Gremese Editore, 1991.
- Parish, Robert. Film Actors Guide. Scarecrow Press, 1977.
External links
- {{IMDb title|0042307}}
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Category:1950s historical adventure films
Category:Italian historical adventure films
Category:1950s Italian-language films
Category:Italian swashbuckler films
Category:Films shot at Cinecittà Studios
Category:Italian black-and-white films
Category:Italian-language historical adventure films
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