Pact with the Devil
movie
Released January 11, 1950
Genres:
Overview
The title of this Italian melodrama translates to Pact with the Devil. However, His Satanic Majesty does not appear in the film. Rather, this expensively produced period piece is more along the lines of Romeo and Juliet, with young love threatened by warring families. In his first Italian film, Hollywood veteran Eduardo Cianelli goes through his usual villainous paces as the scheming father of the male lead (Jacques Francois). The most fascinating performance is rendered by Umberto Spadaro, as the village idiot, or is he? Patto col Diavolo makes the most of the visual dynamics of Italy's mountainous Calabrian region.
Cast
Annibale Betrone
as
Old Laroccha - Marta's father
Guido Celano
as
Il sottuficiale dei carabinieri
Eduardo Ciannelli
as
Giacomo Mola
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Fiore Davanzati
as
Sarina
Angelo Dessy
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Oreste Fares
Jacques François
as
Andrea Mola
Isa Miranda
as
Marta Larocca
Ave Ninchi
as
Signora Mola - Giacomo's wife
Nico Pepe
Lamberto Picasso
as
The priest
Camillo Pilotto
Crew
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Luigi Chiarini
as
Director
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Mario Montuori
as
Director of Photography
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Giovanni Passante Spaccapietre
as
Assistant Director
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Francesco Maselli
as
Assistant Director
Suso Cecchi d'Amico
as
Writer
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Luigi Chiarini
as
Writer
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Mario Serandrei
as
Writer
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Alberto Salvatori
as
Producer
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Maria De Matteis
as
Costume Design
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Sergio Amidei
as
Writer
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Guido Fiorini
as
Production Design
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Carlo Mazzoni
as
Writer