The White Devil (Italian: Il diavolo bianco) is a 1947 Italian historical adventure film directed by Nunzio Malasomma and starring Rossano Brazzi, Annette Bach and Roldano Lupi. It is based on Leo Tolstoy's 1912 novella Hadji Murat.[1] It was shot at the Scalera Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Arrigo Equini. It earned around 272 million lira at the Italian box office.[2]
Synopsis
In the Caucasus a rebel fighter battles against the rule of an oppressive Russian Governor, although he is in real life a prince who pretends to be a supporter of the Governor.
Cast
- Rossano Brazzi as Prince André Mdwani - Il diavolo bianco
- Annette Bach as Countess Olga Kutezoff
- Roldano Lupi as Gov. Alexis Ignatieff
- Lea Padovani as Katiousha
- Harry Feist as Col. Stanikow
- Mario Ferrari as Prof. Ilya
- Armando Francioli as Wassili
- Vittorio Sanipoli as John
- Vittorina Benvenuti as Elena
- Angelo Calabrese as Michailoff
- Mario Gallina as Stoloff
- Cesare Lancia as Fiodor
- Nino Marchetti as Captain Peter
References
Bibliography
- Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. Dizionario del cinema italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959. Gremese Editore, 1991.
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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