The Black Captain

The Black Captain
Directed byGiorgio Ansoldi
Alberto Pozzetti
Written by
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography
Edited byVittorio Solito
Music byRaffaele Gervasio
Production
company
Cooperativa Tecnici Cinematografici
Distributed byAPI Film
Release date
  • 15 March 1951 (1951-03-15)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

The Black Captain (Italian: Il capitano nero) is a 1951 Italian historical adventure film directed by Giorgio Ansoldi and Alberto Pozzetti and starring Steve Barclay, Marina Berti and Paul Muller.[1]

The film's sets were designed by Alfredo Montori. It was shot at the Cinecittà studios in Rome during 1950 but released the following year. It earned around 202 million lira at the domestic box office.[2]

A swashbuckler set in sixteenth century Italy, it sees Count Marco Adinolfi battling against two rivals.

Cast

Citations

  1. ^ Parish p.106
  2. ^ Chiti & Poppi p.81

General and cited references

  • Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. Dizionario del cinema italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959. Gremese Editore, 1991.
  • Parish, Robert. Film Actors Guide. Scarecrow Press, 1977.


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