''Sul ponte dei sospiri'' is a 1953
Italian
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adventure film
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. It is based on characters created by
Michel Zévaco.
Cast
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Frank Latimore
Franklin Latimore (born Franklin Latimore Kline; September 28, 1925 – November 29, 1998) was an American actor.
Life and career
Latimore was born in Darien, Connecticut. He came from a well-to-do family, and was able to trace his lineage b ...
as Captain Vessillo
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Maria Frau
Maria Frau (born 6 August 1930) is a retired Italian film actress.Ringgold & Bodeen p.167 She made her debut in 1950 when she played the title role in '' Margaret of Cortona''. After appearing in eighteen films she retired from acting in 1957, fo ...
as Bianca Spada
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Massimo Girotti
Massimo Girotti (18 May 1918 – 5 January 2003) was an Italian film actor whose career spanned seven decades.
Biography
Born in Mogliano, in the province of Macerata, Girotti developed his athletic physique by swimming and playing polo. While ...
as Marco Spada
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Françoise Rosay
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as Dama di Sant'Agata
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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
Ciannelli ...
as Inquisitore
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Luciana Vedovelli
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as Nerissa Fornier
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Carlo Micheluzzi
Carlo Micheluzzi (1886–1973) was an Italian stage and film actor.
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Son if an actor and brother of another actor (Leo Micheluzzi), he began his career in 1903 acting in the Venetian company Zago-Borisi. Over time he formed v ...
as Il Doge
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Gisella Sofio
Gisella Sofio (19 February 1931 – 27 January 2017) was an Italian actress.
Life and career
Born in Milan, Sofio started her career at the age of 16 as a model. In 1951 she began her acting career in Mario Mattoli's film '' Accidents to the T ...
as Barberina
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Lauro Gazzolo
Lauro Gazzolo (born Ilario Gazzolo; 15 October 1900 – 2 October 1970) was an Italian actor and voice actor.
Biography
Born in Nervi, Gazzolo began his career on screen in 1938 starring in the comedy film '' The Document'' and became mo ...
as Il banchiere
See also
* ''
The Avenger of Venice
''The Avenger of Venice'' (, ) is a 1964 adventure film written and directed by Piero Pierotti and Carlo Campogalliani and starring Brett Halsey and Gianna Maria Canale. It is based on a novel by Michel Zevaco.
Cast
* Brett Halsey as Roland ...
'' (1964)
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1950s Italian-language films
Italian adventure drama films
1953 adventure films
1953 films
Films set in Venice
Films about bridges
Italian black-and-white films
1953 drama films
1950s Italian films
Films scored by Carlo Innocenzi
Films based on works by Michel Zévaco
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