The Charterhouse of Parma
La Chartreuse de Parme
This adaptation of Stendhal's timeless masterpiece of French literature tells the tale of Fabrice Del Dongo (Grard Philipe) a young archibishop who gives his heart and soul to romance rather than to the Church creating upheaval in the lives of evergone around him the Countess of Sanseverine (Maria Casares) is but one of the may women who love him. In turn she incurs jealous retributions from those in high places who desire her. For his crimes Fabrice is thrown in Prison where from Crimes Fabrice is thrown in prison where form his lonely window he falls in love with his jailer s daughter and plans a daring escape she however calls his plan insane and takes a vow to the Virgin Mary to never see him again ever if his escape succeeds the Charterhouse of Parma explodes with conflicting desires man s desire form God vs. his desire for romance.
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Cast
Gérard Philipe
as le marquis Fabrice Del Dong
Albert Rémy
Evelina Paoli
as La grande duchesse (uncredited)
Claudio Gora
as Le marquis Crescenzi
Renato Chiantoni
as Le soldat a la lettre anonyme (uncredited)
Claudio Ermelli
as L'espion de Mosca (uncredited)
María Casares
as la duchesse Gina de San Severina
Tullio Carminati
as Le comte Mosca, le premier ministre
Nerio Bernardi
as La mari de Fausta (uncredited)
Cosetta Greco
as (uncredited)
Tina Lattanzi
as La princesse Marie-Louise de Bourbon-Parme (uncredited)
Achille Majeroni
as L'évêque (uncredited)
Emilio Cigoli
as (uncredited)
Louis Salou
as le prince Ernest IV
Lucien Coëdel
as Rassi, le chef de la police (as Lucien Coedel)
Maria Michi
as Marietta
Jone Salinas
as (uncredited)
Renée Faure
as Clelia Conti
Attilio Dottesio
as Ferrante Palla (uncredited)
Lina Marengo
as Una signora curiosa (uncredited)
Fernand Rauzéna
as (uncredited)
Louis Seigner
as Grillo - le gardien de la Tour Farnese
Aldo Silvani
as Le général Conti, gouverneur de la prison de Parme
Enrico Glori
as Gilletti, l'acteur de théâtre (uncredited)
