''Proibito'' (''Forbidden'') is a 1954 Italian

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Mario Monicelli Mario Alberto Ettore Monicelli (; 16 May 1915 – 29 November 2010) was an Italian film director and screenwriter and one of the masters of the ''Commedia all'Italiana'' (Comedy Italian style). He was nominated six times for an Oscar, and was aw ...

and starring

Mel Ferrer Melchor Gastón Ferrer (August 25, 1917 – June 2, 2008) was an American actor, director, producer and screenwriter. He achieved prominence on Broadway before scoring notable film hits with '' Scaramouche'', '' Lili'' and '' Knights of the R ...

Cast

as Don Paolo Solinas *

Amedeo Nazzari Amedeo Nazzari (10 December 1907 in Cagliari – 5 November 1979 in Rome) was an Italian actor. Nazzari was one of the leading figures of Italian classic cinema, often considered a local variant of the Australian–American star Errol Flynn. A ...

as Costantino Corraine * Lea Massari as Agnese Barras *

Henri Vilbert Henri Vilbert (6 April 1904 – 20 April 1997) was a French actor. He appeared in more than a hundred films from 1921 to 1982. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vilbert, Henri 1904 births 1997 deaths 20th- ...

as Niccodemo Barras *

Germaine Kerjean Germaine Kerjean (1893–1975) was a French stage and film actress.Crisp p.306 She spent a decade with the Comédie-Française. In films she frequently played character role A character actor is a supporting actor who plays unusual, interesti ...

as Maddalena Solinas * Paolo Ferrara as Maresciallo Taddei *

Eduardo Ciannelli Eduardo Ciannelli (30 August 1888 – 8 October 1969), was an Italian baritone and character actor with a long career in American films, mostly playing gangsters and criminals. He was sometimes credited as Edward Ciannelli. Early life Ciannell ...

as Vescovo *

Decimo Cristiani Decimo Ltd was a British electronics manufacturer. Decimo was founded by Douglas Dorsett Douglas may refer to: People * Douglas (given name) * Douglas (surname) Animals *Douglas (parrot), macaw that starred as the parrot ''Rosalinda'' in Pip ...

as Antonio * Ornella Spegni as La vedova Casu * Memmo Luisi as Antioco *

Marco Guglielmi Marco Guglielmi (6 October 1926 – 28 December 2005) was an Italian actor, screenwriter and author. Life and career Born Augusto Guglielmi in Sanremo, he graduated from ragioneria, then he enrolled at the university in the faculty of economic ...

as Mareddu

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* 1954 films 1954 drama films 1950s Italian-language films Films scored by Nino Rota Films based on works by Grazia Deledda Films shot in Sardinia Films directed by Mario Monicelli Films set in Sardinia Films with screenplays by Suso Cecchi d'Amico Italian drama films 1950s Italian films {{1950s-drama-film-stub