''O Re'' (also known as ''The King of Naples'') is a 1989 Italian
historical film written and directed by
Luigi Magni.
[Franco Montini, Piero Spila, ''Il mondo di Luigi Magni : avventure, sogni e disincanto''. Rai Eri, 2000. .] For his performance
Carlo Croccolo won the
David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor.
The film also won the
David di Donatello and the
Nastro d'Argento
The (plural: ''Nastri d'Argento''; English: Silver Ribbon) is an Italian film award, held since 1946 by the ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani'' (Italian National Union of Film Journalists). Awards are given annually in ...
for best costumes.
Plot
In 1862, Francis II of Bourbon, the last king of the Two Sicilies, lives in exile in Rome (capital city of the Papal States) with his wife Maria Sophie and the butler Rafele. The king has lost his throne after the conquest of his kingdom by the forces of
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Giuseppe Maria Garibaldi ( , ;In his native Ligurian language, he is known as (). In his particular Niçard dialect of Ligurian, he was known as () or (). 4 July 1807 – 2 June 1882) was an Italian general, revolutionary and republican. H ...
and the Piedmontese Army. Maria Sophie tries to recover the Kingdom of Naples, supporting the uprising of patriots, rebels and outlaws (named "briganti" by the Piedmontese Government), but Francesco is demoralized and has no intention of fighting. The king in fact closes in himself, expressing interest in religion and the supernatural...
Cast
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Giancarlo Giannini
Giancarlo Giannini (; born 1 August 1942) is an Italian actor and voice actor. He won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor for his performance in '' Love and Anarchy'' (1973) and received an Academy Award nomination for '' Seven Beaut ...
as King
Francis II of the Two Sicilies
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Ornella Muti as Queen
Maria Sophie of Bavaria
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Carlo Croccolo as Rafele
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Luc Merenda as Don
José Borjes
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Cristina Marsillach
Cristina Marsillach (born 30 September 1963) is a Spanish actress.
Biography
She was born in Madrid in a family of actors, the daughter of the actor Adolfo Marsillach and the actress and model María Teresa del Río Martínez del Cerro, who was ...
as Luciana
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Corrado Pani as General Coviello
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Anna Maria Ackermann as
Maria Theresa of Austria
Maria Theresa (Maria Theresia Walburga Amalia Christina; 13 May 1717 – 29 November 1780) was the ruler of the Habsburg monarchy from 1740 until her death in 1780, and the only woman to hold the position in her own right. She was the sovereig ...
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Sergio Solli as
Pulcinella
Pulcinella (; ) is a classical character that originated in commedia dell'arte of the 17th century and became a stock character in Neapolitan puppetry. Pulcinella's versatility in status and attitude has captivated audiences worldwide and kept ...
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Iaia Forte as la Ferrarese
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Alfredo Vasco as
Carmine Crocco
Carmine Crocco (5 June 1830 – 18 June 1905), known as Donatello or sometimes Donatelli, was an Italian brigand. Initially a soldier for the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Bourbons, he later fought in the service of Giuseppe Garibaldi.
Soo ...
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Anna Kanakis as the brigant
References
External links
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1989 films
Commedia all'italiana
Films directed by Luigi Magni
Films set in the 1860s
Films scored by Nicola Piovani
1980s Italian films
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