| Rita of Cascia | |
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| Directed by | Antonio Leonviola |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Giovanni Pucci |
| Edited by | Gisa Radicchi Levi |
| Music by | Pietro Sassoli |
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| Distributed by | Artisti Associati |
Release date | 31 May 1943 |
Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Rita of Cascia (Italian: Rita da Cascia) is a 1943 Italian historical film directed by Antonio Leonviola and starring Elena Zareschi, Ugo Sasso and Beatrice Mancini.[1] It was made at the Farnesina Studios of Titanus in Rome. The film portrays the life of the Catholic saint Rita of Cascia.
Cast
- Elena Zareschi as Rita da Cascia
- Ugo Sasso as Paolo di Ferdinando
- Beatrice Mancini as Ada
- Marcello Giorda as Antonio, il padre di Rita
- Laura Nucci as Jacoviella
- Augusto Marcacci as Il barone di Collegiacone
- Elodia Maresca as Amata
- Teresa Franchini as La madre superiore
- Stefano Sciaccaluga as Il pellegrino
- Giulio Battiferri as Lampo, il servo spia del barone
- Gian Paolo Rosmino as Frate Remigio
- Luigi Garrone as Il taverniere
- Umberto Spadaro as Il delatore nella taverna
- Giovanni Onorato as Un cliente nella taverna
- Amina Pirani Maggi as Una suora
- Nera Bruni as Un'altra suora
- Vittoria Mongardi as Una conversa
- Elio Marcuzzo as Gian Giacomo
- Aleardo Ward as Paolo Maria
- Umberto Leurini as Gian Giacomo da bambino
- Amedeo Leurini as Paolo Maria da bambino
- Adele Garavaglia
- Lamberto Picasso
References
- ^ Nerenberg p. 85
Bibliography
- Nerenberg, Ellen Victoria. Prison Terms: Representing Confinement During and After Italian Fascism. University of Toronto Press, 2001.
External links
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