''Final Pardon'' () is a 1952 Italian

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directed by

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and starring

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.Morreale p.254 The film's sets were designed by the

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Vittorio Valentini.

Synopsis

An ex-convict believes he is employed to recruit young woman to work as

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in a

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. He discovers he is in fact working for a

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operating in the white slave trade. Amongst the girls he comes across, the ex-convict encounters a daughter he never knew he had.

Cast

as Renato Rocchi *

as Moglie di Renato *

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as Amante del proprietario del night club *

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as Proprietario del night club *

as Ballerino *

Silvio Bagolini Silvio Bagolini (4 August 1914 – 26 September 1976) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1936 and 1973. Life and career Born in Bologna, Bagolini studied architecture at the Bologna University, without gr ...

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* Harry Feist * Andrea Petricca * Simona Andreassi * Jenny Folchi * Cesira Sainati

References

Bibliography

* Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. ''Dizionario del cinema italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959''. Gremese Editore, 1991. * Morreale, Emiliano. ''Così piangevano: Il cinema melò nell'Italia degli anni cinquanta''. Donzelli Editore, 2011.

External links

* 1952 films Italian drama films 1952 drama films 1950s Italian-language films Films directed by Renato Polselli 1950s Italian films {{1950s-Italy-film-stub