The White Devil (1947 film)

The White Devil
Directed by	Nunzio Malasomma
Written by	Nunzio Malasomma
Based on	Hadji Murat by Leo Tolstoy
Produced by	Giulio Manenti
Starring	Rossano Brazzi Annette Bach Roldano Lupi
Cinematography	Rodolfo Lombardi
Edited by	Gabriele Varriale
Music by	Ezio Carabella
Production company	Manenti Film
Distributed by	Manenti Film Francinex (France)
Release date	31 December 1947 (1947-12-31)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

The White Devil (Italian: Il diavolo bianco) is a 1947 Italian historical adventure film directed by Nunzio Malasomma and starring Rossano Brazzi, Annette Bach and Roldano Lupi. It is based on Leo Tolstoy's 1912 novella Hadji Murat.[1] It was shot at the Scalera Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Arrigo Equini. It earned around 272 million lira at the Italian box office.[2]

Synopsis

In the Caucasus a rebel fighter battles against the rule of an oppressive Russian Governor, although he is in real life a prince who pretends to be a supporter of the Governor.

Cast

• Rossano Brazzi as Prince André Mdwani - Il diavolo bianco
• Annette Bach as Countess Olga Kutezoff
• Roldano Lupi as Gov. Alexis Ignatieff
• Lea Padovani as Katiousha
• Harry Feist as Col. Stanikow
• Mario Ferrari as Prof. Ilya
• Armando Francioli as Wassili
• Vittorio Sanipoli as John
• Vittorina Benvenuti as Elena
• Angelo Calabrese as Michailoff
• Mario Gallina as Stoloff
• Cesare Lancia as Fiodor
• Nino Marchetti as Captain Peter

References

1. Goble p.462
2. Chiti & Poppi p.116

Bibliography

• Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. Dizionario del cinema italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959. Gremese Editore, 1991.
• Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

• The White Devil at IMDb