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The Vow (1950 film)

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The Vow
Directed byMario Bonnard
Written byMario Bonnard
Based onThe Vow
188 play
by Salvatore Di Giacomo[1]
Produced byAngelo Iacono
StarringDoris Duranti
Giorgio De Lullo
Maria Grazia Francia
CinematographyTonino Delli Colli
Edited byGino Talamo
Music byGiulio Bonnard
Production
company
Ara Film
Distributed byIndipendenti Regionali
Release date
  • 30 September 1950 (1950-09-30)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

The Vow (Italian: Il voto) is a 1950 Italian melodrama film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Doris Duranti, Giorgio De Lullo and Maria Grazia Francia.[2] It is based on a play of the same title by Salvatore Di Giacomo.[3] Future star Sophia Loren played a small, uncredited role. It was shot at the Scalera Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Filippone.

Plot

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During the absence of her husband, who left for a fishing cruise in the seas of China, Carmela falls under the spell of Vito, a young fisherman.

Cast

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Scene from the film with Maria Grazia Francia.

References

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  1. ^ Sansone, Matteo (1994). "Giordano's 'Mala vita': A 'verismo' Opera Too True to be Good". Music & Letters. 75 (3): 381–400. doi:10.1093/ml/75.3.381. JSTOR 737344.
  2. ^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876055487.
  3. ^ Goble p.125

Bibliography

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  • 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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