Golden Madonna
| Golden Madonna | |
|---|---|
 Italian theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Luigi Carpentieri Ladislao Vajda |
| Written by | Dudley Leslie Aimée Stuart |
| Screenplay by | Ákos Tolnay |
| Story by | Dorothy Hope |
| Produced by | Saverio D'Amico John Stafford |
| Starring | Phyllis Calvert Tullio Carminati Michael Rennie |
| Cinematography | Anchise Brizzi Otello Martelli |
| Edited by | Carmen Belaieff |
| Music by | Fernando Ludovico Lunghi |
Production companies | Pendennis Productions Produttore Films Internazionali |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release dates |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Countries | Italy United Kingdom |
| Languages | Italian English |
Golden Madonna (Italian: La madonnina d'oro) is a 1949 British-Italian drama film directed by Luigi Carpentieri[1] and Ladislao Vajda and starring Phyllis Calvert, Tullio Carminati and Michael Rennie.[2][3] It was considered a lost film and was on the BFI 75 Most Wanted list, until a copy was loaned to the British Film Institute by Cohen Media.[4][5] Filmed on location, a group of original negatives and contact prints[6] taken by Francis Goodman are in the possession of London's National Portrait Gallery.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Guido Fiorini.
Plot[]
A young British woman, a former schoolteacher, inherits an estate in rural Italy. Soon after she arrives she offends the village she lives in by accidentally throwing away a sacred painting of the Madonna that they consider lucky and protector of the community. To redeem herself she goes out in search to try to recover it with the assistance of a British ex-army Captain. In Naples she is first cheated by a British Spiv and his gang of street boys, then receives their help to steal back the painting from a wealthy collector who has taken the Madonna to his villa on Capri.
Cast[]
- Phyllis Calvert as Patricia Chandler
- Tullio Carminati as Signor Migone
- Michael Rennie as Mike Christie
- David Greene as Johnny Lester
- Aldo Silvani as Don Vincenzo
- Pippo Bonucci as Pippo
- Francesca Biondi as Maria
- Franco Coop as Esposito
- Claudio Ermelli as Antonio
References[]
- ^ "La Madonnina d'oro". Cinematografo.it. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ^ "Golden Madonna". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ^ "The Golden Madonna (1949) - Ladislao Vajda - Cast and Crew - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ^ http://www.bfi.org.uk/explore-film-tv/bfi-national-archive/archive-projects/bfi-most-wanted. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Golden Madonna / BFI Most Wanted". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ^ "Golden Madonna contact prints in the National Portrait Gallery". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
External links[]
- BFI 75 Most Wanted entry, with extensive notes
- The Golden Madonna at IMDb
- Review of film at Variety
- Italian version
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