Condottieri (film)
| Condottieri | |
|---|---|
 Luis Trenker, as Giovanni de' Medici | |
| Directed by | Luis Trenker |
| Written by | Kurt Heuser Luis Trenker |
| Starring | Luis Trenker Loris Gizzi Laura Nucci |
| Cinematography | Carlo Montuori Klaus von Rautenfeld |
| Edited by | Giorgio Simonelli |
| Music by | Giuseppe Becce |
Production company | ENIC |
| Distributed by | ENIC |
Release date | 1937 |
Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italy |
Condottieri is a 1937 Italian historical film directed by Luis Trenker and starring Trenker, Loris Gizzi and Laura Nucci. It portrays the life of Giovanni de' Medici, a celebrated condottiere of the sixteenth century. A separate German-language version was also made.
The film received 9.6 million lire of funding from the Italian government,[1] as part as a major drive by the Fascist authorities to develop the Italian film industry (which also involved the construction of the large Cinecittà complex in Rome). Along with Scipio Africanus, the film was an attempt to harness history to support the Fascist regime's current policies. Condottieri drew parallels between the dictator Benito Mussolini and the historical figure of de' Medici, portraying both as unifying Italy.[2] The film's elaborate sets were designed by Virgilio Marchi and Erich Grave, while Herbert Ploberger produced the costumes.
Cast[]
- Luis Trenker, as Giovanni de' Medici
- Loris Gizzi, as Malatesta
- Laura Nucci, as Tullia delle Grazie
- , as Maria Salviati
- , as Caterina Sforza
- Mario Ferrari, as Cesare Borgia
- Angelo Ferrari
- , as Rüschli
- , as D'Argentière
- Tito Gobbi, as Nino
- Augusto Marcacci, as Daniello
- Nino Marchetti, as Corrado
- , as Pedro
- Umberto Sacripante, as Sanzio
- Carlo Tamberlani, as Duke of Urbino
- Gino Viotti, as Pope
- Giuseppe Addobbati, as Duke of Imola
- , as Giovanni
- Oreste Bilancia
- , as Barbo
- Carlo Simoneschi
- Claudio Ermelli
- Carlo Duse
See also[]
- The Violent Patriot (1956)
- The Profession of Arms (2001)
References[]
Bibliography[]
- Gundle, Stephen. Mussolini's Dream Factory: Film Stardom in Fascist Italy. Berghahn Books, 2013.
- Ricci, Steven. Cinema and Fascism: Italian Film and Society. University of California Press, 2008.
External links[]
- Condottieri at IMDb
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