Prisoners of Darkness

Prisoners of Darkness
Prisoners of Darkness
Directed by	Enrico Bomba
Written by	Weiss Ruffilli
Based on	La cieca di Sorrento by Francesco Mastriani
Produced by	Sandro Bomba
Starring	Milly Vitale ; Folco Lulli ; Eduardo Ciannelli
Cinematography	Tino Santoni
Edited by	Edmond Lozzi
Music by	Carlo Innocenzi
Production; company	Bomba Film
Distributed by	Zeus Film
Release date	1952;
Running time	88 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Prisoners of Darkness (Italian: Prigionieri delle tenebre) is a 1952 Italian historical melodrama film directed by Enrico Bomba and starring Milly Vitale, Folco Lulli and Eduardo Ciannelli.^[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Virgilio Marchi. It is based on the 1852 novel La cieca di Sorrento by Francesco Mastriani.

Plot

Bourbon Naples. Oliviero Pisani is the son of Amedeo Pisani, who kills the Marchesa Rionero during a theft in the villa of the Rionero marquises. Oliviero goes to study in London and becomes a great ophthalmologist who will restore sight to the daughter of the marquise, Beatrice, who became blind due to Amedeo during the robbery in the villa.^[2]

Cast

Milly Vitale as Beatrice Rionero
Folco Lulli as Amedeo Pisani
Eduardo Ciannelli as Marquis Rionero
Lucien Gallas as Tommaso Basileo
Giulia Lazzarini as Tina
Franco Malavasi as Totonno
Roberto Bruni as Cav. Amadeo Checco
Armando Francioli as Oliviero Pisani
Alberto Farnese
Franco Pesce

References

^ Chiti & Poppi p.289
^ Bomba, Enrico, Prigionieri delle tenebre (Drama), Bomba e Ci., retrieved 2022-05-02

Bibliography

Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. Dizionario del cinema italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959. Gremese Editore, 1991.

External links

Prisoners of Darkness at IMDb

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[1] Chiti & Poppi p.289

[2] Bomba, Enrico, Prigionieri delle tenebre (Drama), Bomba e Ci., retrieved 2022-05-02

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