The Captain's Daughter (1947 film)
The Captain's Daughter (Italian: La figlia del capitano) is a 1947 Italian historical adventure film directed by Mario Camerini and starring Irasema Dilián, Amedeo Nazzari and Vittorio Gassman.[1] It was one of a number of ambitious historical epics made in the wake of the successful 1946 film The Black Eagle.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Filippone. It was entered into the 1947 Cannes Film Festival.[3] It is based on the 1836 novel of the same name by Alexander Pushkin, which is set in Russia during the reign of Catherine II. It takes place during the Cossack Rebellion.
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| Directed by | Mario Camerini |
| Written by | Alexander Pushkin Mario Camerini Mario Monicelli Carlo Musso Ivo Perilli Steno |
| Produced by | Dino De Laurentiis |
| Starring | Irasema Dilián Amedeo Nazzari Vittorio Gassman |
| Cinematography | Aldo Tonti |
| Edited by | Mario Camerini |
| Music by | Fernando Previtali |
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| Distributed by | Lux Film |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Cesare Danova and Irasema Dilian in The Captain's Daughter (1947)
Cast
- Irasema Dilián as Maria Ivanovna "Masha" Mironova
- Amedeo Nazzari as Yemelyan Pugachev, false tsar Peter III
- Vittorio Gassman as Alexey Ivanovich Shvabrin
- Cesare Danova as Pyotr Andreyevich Grinyov
- Aldo Silvani as capitain Ivan Kuzmich Mironov, father of Masha
- Ave Ninchi as Vasilisa Yegorovna Mironova, mother of Masha
- Ernesto Almirante as Savelyich, servant of Grinyov
- Olga Solbelli as Catherine II
- Carlo Ninchi as Zurin
- Laura Gore as Palashka
- Gualtiero Tumiati as Andrey Petrovich Grinev, father of Pyotr
References
- Moliterno p.208
- Curti p.50
- "Festival de Cannes: La figlia del capitano". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
Bibliography
- Curti, Roberto. Riccardo Freda: The Life and Works of a Born Filmmaker. McFarland, 2017.
- Moliterno, Gino. The A to Z of Italian Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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