The Mysterious Rider (1948 film)

{{short description|1948 Italian historical-adventure film by Riccardo Freda}}

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| director = Riccardo Freda

| producer = Dino De Laurentiis{{sfn|Curti|2017|p=305}}

| screenplay = {{plainlist|*Riccardo Freda

Mario Monicelli
Stefano Vanzina{{sfn|Curti|2017|p=305}}}}

| story = {{plainlist|*Riccardo Freda

Mario Monicelli
Stefano Vanzina{{sfn|Curti|2017|p=305}}}}

| starring = {{plainlist|* Vittorio Gassman

| music = Alessandro Cicognini{{sfn|Curti|2017|p=305}}

| cinematography = Rodolfo Lombardi{{sfn|Curti|2017|p=305}}

| editing = Otello Colangeli{{sfn|Curti|2017|p=305}}

| studio = Lux Film{{sfn|Curti|2017|p=305}}

| distributor = Lux Film

| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1948|11|1|Italy}}

| runtime = 92 minutes{{sfn|Curti|2017|p=305}}

| country = Italy{{sfn|Curti|2017|p=305}}

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The Mysterious Rider ({{langx|it|Il cavaliere misterioso|lit=The Mysterious Cavalier}}) is a 1948 Italian historical-adventure film directed by Riccardo Freda.{{cite book|author1=Roberto Chiti |author2=Roberto Poppi |author3=Enrico Lancia |title=Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film|publisher=Gremese, 1991|isbn=8876055487}}

Cast

Vittorio Gassman: Giacomo Casanova, Cavalier of Seingalt
María Mercader: Elisabetta
Yvonne Sanson: Catherine II
Gianna Maria Canale: Countess Lehmann
Alessandra Mamis: Countess Paola Ipatieff
Hans Hinrich: the Grand Inquisitor
Dante Maggio: Gennaro
Guido Notari: Count Ipatieff
Vittorio Duse: Ivan
Elli Parvo: Dogaressa
Antonio Centa: Baron Porsky
Tino Buazzelli: Joseph

Release

The Mysterious Rider was distributed theatrically by Lux Film in Italy on 1 November 1948.{{sfn|Curti|2017|p=305}} It grossed a total of 180,000,000 Italian lire domestically in Italy.{{sfn|Curti|2017|p=305}} In 2005 the film was restored and shown as part of the retrospective "Casanova on the screen" at the 62nd Venice International Film Festival.{{cite news|title=A Venezia tornano i Casanova|url=http://www.cinespettacolo.it/csmain/articolo.asp?aid=3347|access-date=15 February 2013|newspaper=CineSpettacolo|date=21 August 2005}}