''Manon Lescaut'' is a 1940 Italian

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directed by

Carmine Gallone Carmine Gallone (10 September 1885 – 11 March 1973) was an early Italian film director, screenwriter, and film producer, who was also controversial for his works of pro-Fascist propaganda and historical revisionism. Considered one of Itali ...

and starring

Alida Valli Baroness Alida Maria Laura Altenburger von Marckenstein-Frauenberg (31 May 1921 – 22 April 2006), better known by her stage name Alida Valli, or simply Valli, was an Italian actress who appeared in more than 100 films in a 70-year career, span ...

Vittorio De Sica Vittorio De Sica ( , ; 7 July 1901 – 13 November 1974) was an Italian film director and actor, a leading figure in the neorealist movement. Widely considered one of the most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema, four of the fil ...

and

Lamberto Picasso Lamberto Picasso (21 October 1880 – 17 September 1962) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 70 films between 1914 and 1953. Life and career Born in La Spezia, Picasso studied at the Istituto Tecnico in Genoa, and made his acting debu ...

.Klossner p.242 It is an adaptation of the

Abbé Prévost Antoine François Prévost d'Exiles ( , , ; 1 April 169725 November 1763), usually known simply as the Abbé Prévost, was a French priest, author, and novelist. Life and works He was born at Hesdin, Artois, and first appears with the full na ...

's novel of the same title. The film was made at the

Cinecittà Cinecittà Studios (; Italian for Cinema City) is a large film studio in Rome, Italy. With an area of 400,000 square metres (99 acres), it is the largest film studio in Europe, and is considered the hub of Italian cinema. The studios were constru ...

studios in

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with sets designed by the

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Ivo Battelli Ivo Battelli (12 March 1904 – 3 November 1994) was an Italian architect and set decorator. His work was part of the architecture event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics. Selected filmography * ''The Dream of Butterfly'' ...

and

Guido Fiorini Guido Fiorini (1897–1966) was an Italian engineer, architect and art director.Poretti p.128 He was associated with the futurist movement. Selected filmography * ''Loyalty of Love'' (1934) * ''Just Married'' (1934) * '' Red Passport'' (1935) * ' ...

Cast

as Manon Lescaut *

as Renato Des Grieux *

as Il visconte Des Grieux *

Giulio Donadio Giulio Donadio (5 July 1889 – 15 June 1951) was an Italian actor and film director. Donadio appeared in over forty films between 1912 and 1947, including the historical melodrama '' Red Passport'' (1935).Landy p.155 He also directed several film ...

as Il marquese De Brienne * Dino Di Luca as Il sergente Lescaut * Jole Voleri as Musette * Lilia Dale as Denise *

Andrea Checchi Andrea Checchi (21 October 1916 – 29 March 1974) was a prolific Italian film actor. Biography Born in Florence, Checchi appeared in over 150 films in his lengthy career, which spanned from 1934 to his death in 1974. The son of a painter, he s ...

as Marius *

Guglielmo Barnabò Guglielmo Barnabò (11 May 1888 – 31 May 1954) was an Italian stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1926 and 1954. Life and career Born in Ancona, Barnabò made his stage debut in 1921 at the Greek Theatre of S ...

as Il governatore di New Orleans *

Carlo Bressan Carlo is a given name. It is an Italian form of Charles. It can refer to: *Carlo (name) *Monte Carlo *Carlingford, New South Wales, a suburb in north-west Sydney, New South Wales, Australia *A satirical song written by Dafydd Iwan about Prince Char ...

as Edmond *

Aroldo Tieri Aroldo Tieri (28 August 1917 – 28 December 2006) was an Italian actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1939 and 1969. Life and career Born in Corigliano Calabro, province of Cosenza, son of the journalist and playwright Vincen ...

as Il segretario di De Brienne *

Oreste Fares Oreste Fares (1885–1950) was an Italian stage and film actor.Landy p.155 Selected filmography * '' Before the Jury'' (1931) * ''Venus'' (1932) * '' The Missing Treaty'' (1933) * '' Villafranca'' (1934) * '' Red Passport'' (1935) * ''Cavalry'' ( ...

as Il cappellano *

Amina Pirani Maggi Amina Pirani Maggi (January 15, 1892 – November 10, 1979) was an Italian stage and film actress.Waldman p.162 Selected filmography * ''Television'' (1931) * '' Seconda B'' (1934) * '' Dimmed Lights'' (1934) * '' Like the Leaves'' (1935) * ''De ...

as Una nobile pettegola al ballo * Lola Braccini as La direttrice *

Pina Gallini Pina Gallini (19 March 1888 – 31 January 1974) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 82 films between 1935 and 1963. Selected filmography * ''The Countess of Parma'' (1936) * '' The Ferocious Saladin'' (1937) * '' The Former Matti ...

as Una dei tre creditori *

Giuseppe Pierozzi Giuseppe Pierozzi (11 October 1883 – 22 April 1956) was an Italian stage and film actor.Goble p.349 Selected filmography * '' Maddalena Ferat'' (1920) * '' Through the Shadows'' (1923) * ''Samson'' (1923) * '' The Faces of Love'' (1924) * '' T ...

as Un dei tre creditori *

Cesare Polacco Cesare Polacco (14 May 1900 – 2 March 1986) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Born in Venice, Polacco started his career in 1920 in the stage company of Emilio Zago, with whom he played most of the Goldoni's repertoire. In 19 ...

as Un dei tre creditori *

Luigi Allodoli Luigi (; ) is a character created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. Part of Nintendo's ''Mario'' franchise, he is a kind-hearted, cowardly Italian plumber, and the younger fraternal twin brother and sidekick of Mario. Like ...

* Diana Karenne *

Guido Notari Guido Notari (10 May 1893 – 21 January 1957) was an Italian actor and radio presenter. He appeared in more than fifty films from 1939 to 1956. Filmography References External links * 1893 births 1957 deaths Italian male film acto ...

Michele Riccardini Michele Mario Alberto Riccardini (2 October 1910 – 24 July 1978) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in around fifty films during his career as well as several television episodes. In 1943 he played the role of Don Remigio in Luchino Viscont ...

Anna Vivaldi Anna Proclemer (; 30 May 1923 – 25 April 2013), sometimes credited Anna Vivaldi, was an Italian stage, film and television actress and voice actress. Born in Trento, Italy, Proclemer was the daughter of an engineer and a housewife. She debute ...

* Maria-Pia Vivaldi

References

Bibliography

* Klossner, Michael. ''The Europe of 1500-1815 on Film and Television''. McFarland & Company, 2002.

External links

* 1940 films 1940s historical drama films 1940s Italian-language films Italian historical drama films Films based on works by Antoine François Prévost Films directed by Carmine Gallone Films set in the 18th century Films shot at Cinecittà Studios Italian black-and-white films 1940 drama films 1940s Italian films Italian-language historical drama films {{1940s-Italy-film-stub