The Magnificent Adventurer
| The Magnificent Adventurer | |
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| Directed by | Riccardo Freda |
| Written by | Filippo Sanjust |
| Starring | Brett Halsey |
| Music by | Francesco De Masi |
| Cinematography | Raffaele Masciocchi |
Release dates | 1963 |
Running time | 93 minutes |
| Language | Italian |
The Magnificent Adventurer (Italian: Il magnifico avventuriero, French: L'aigle de Florence, Spanish: El magnífico aventurero, also known as The Burning of Rome) is a 1963 Italian-French-Spanish adventure film directed by Riccardo Freda. It is loosely based on real life events of Benvenuto Cellini.[1][2]
Cast
- Brett Halsey: Benvenuto Cellini
- Françoise Fabian: Lucrezia
- Claudia Mori: Piera
- Bernard Blier: Papa Clemente VII
- Rossella Como: Angela
- Félix Dafauce: conte Frangipani
- José Nieto: Connestabile di Borbone
- Jacinto San Emeterio: Francisco I
- Elio Pandolfi: attore
- Andrea Bosic: Michelangelo
- Diego Michelotti: Carlo V
- Umberto D'Orsi: granduca di Toscana
- Carla Calò: zia di Angela
- Sandro Dori: zio di Angela
- Giampiero Littera: Francesco
- Dany París: moglie di Francesco
Reception
Richard Roud referred to the film as "a constant pleasure to the eye" and "a glittering riot of delicate colour shadings in both sets and costumes".[3]
References
- ↑ Roberto Poppi, Mario Pecorari. Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 2007. ISBN 8884405033.
- ↑ Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti - Dizionario dei film. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.
- ↑ Richard Roud. Cinema: a critical dictionary : the major film-makers, Volume 1. Viking Press, 1980. ISBN 0670222577.
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