''Bullet for Stefano'' (, also known as ''The Ferryman'') is a 1947 Italian adventure-drama-crime film written and directed by
Duilio Coletti and starring
Rossano Brazzi and
Valentina Cortese. It is loosely based on real-life events of Stefano Pelloni (1824-1851), an Italian highwayman known as "Il Passatore".
It grossed 146.2 million
lire at the Italian box office.
Plot
Cast
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Rossano Brazzi as Stefano Pelloni
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Valentina Cortese as Barbara Montanari
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Carlo Ninchi as Don Morini
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Camillo Pilotto as Count Gigiazzo Ghilardi
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Liliana Laine as Countess Isolina Ghilardi
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Carlo Campanini
Carlo Campanini (5 October 1906 – 20 November 1984) was an Italian actor, singer and comedian. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1939 and 1969.
Life and career
Born in Turin, Campanini attended a technical school and a course of ...
as Peppino
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Gualtiero Tumiati
Gualtiero Tumiati ( 8 May 1876 – 23 April 1971) was an Italian actor and stage director.
Life and career
Born in Ferrara, Tumiati studied at the College of the Oaks in Florence and there he attended the acting courses held by Luigi Rasi. He ...
as Stefano's Father
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Bella Starace Sainati as Stefano's Mother
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Giovanni Grasso as Lazzarini
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Folco Lulli as The Monk
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Alberto Sordi
Alberto Sordi (15 June 1920 – 24 February 2003) was an Italian actor, comedian, voice dubber, director, singer, composer and screenwriter.
Sordi is considered one of the most important actors in the history of Italian cinema and one of the b ...
as Innamorato
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Carlo Tamberlani as
Maresciallo Borghi
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Pupella Maggio as Marta
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Franco Balducci
Franco Balducci (23 November 1922 – 7 June 2001) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 75 films between 1947 and 1978. He was born in Umbria, Italy.
Selected filmography
* '' Bullet for Stefano'' (1947) - Giacomo
* ''Tempesta su Pari ...
as Giacomo
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Enrico Luzi as Poor Student
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Memmo Carotenuto as Thief
References
External links
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Italian adventure films
1947 adventure films
Biographical films about Italian bandits
Italian black-and-white films
1940s adventure drama films
Films scored by Enzo Masetti
1940s Italian films
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