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Pact with the Devil
Patto col diavolo
Release: 1950-01-11
·Runtime: 84m
Drama
The title of this Italian melodrama translates to Pact with the Devil. However, His Satanic Majesty does not appear in the film. Rather, this expensively produced period piece is more along the lines of Romeo and Juliet, with young love threatened by warring families. In his first Italian film, Hollywood veteran Eduardo Cianelli goes through his usual villainous paces as the scheming father of the male lead (Jacques Francois). The most fascinating performance is rendered by Umberto Spadaro, as the village idiot, or is he? Patto col Diavolo makes the most of the visual dynamics of Italy's mountainous Calabrian region.
Production Countries
Italy
Production Companies
ENIC
Cast
Eduardo Ciannelli
as Giacomo Mola
Lamberto Picasso
as The priest
Umberto Spadaro
as Scoppola - the killer
Isa Miranda
as Marta Larocca
Jacques Sernas
Saro Urzì
Anne Vernon
as Andrea's sister
Annibale Betrone
as Old Laroccha - Marta's father
Angelo Dessy
Nico Pepe
Camillo Pilotto
Luigi Tosi
as Rocco
Guido Celano
as Il sottuficiale dei carabinieri
Jacques François
as Andrea Mola
Ave Ninchi
as Signora Mola - Giacomo's wife
Checco Rissone
