Sleeping Beauty (1942)
1942 · 1h 30m · Drama
Genres: Drama
The servant girl Carmela arrives from her village to work in the house of the notary Don Domenico, a hypocritical and ambiguous man, who seduces her. The girl flees from the house and falls into the clutches of a shrew who flatters her with promises and wants to exploit her beauty.
Director: Luigi Chiarini
Writers: Vitaliano Brancati, Luigi Chiarini, Umberto Barbaro
Music by: Achille Longo
Cinematography: Carlo Montuori
Editor: Maria Rosada
Cast
Amedeo Nazzari as Salvatore, aka 'Il Nero della solfara'Luisa Ferida as CarmelaOsvaldo Valenti as Don Vincenzo CaramandolaTeresa Franchini as Zia AgataPina Piovani as NunziataMargherita Nicosia Bossi as ConcettaGuido Celano as SolfataroCarlo Dessy as SolfataroFiorella Betti as ErminiaGildo Bocci as MercanteRoberto Pasetti as Padrone del caffè TrinacriaPietro Bigerna as Maresciallo dei carabinieriMore like this
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