''The Lovers of Ravello'' () is a 1951 Italian

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directed by

Francesco De Robertis Francesco De Robertis (16 October 1902 – 3 February 1959) was an Italian screenwriter, film editor and director. His semi-documentary film-making style of the early 1940s has been credited as an influence on the development of Italian neorealis ...

and starring

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Gabriele Ferzetti Gabriele Ferzetti (born Pasquale Ferzetti; 17 March 1925 – 2 December 2015) was an Italian actor with more than 160 credits across film, television, and stage. His career was at its peak in the 1950s and 1960s. Ferzetti's first leading rol ...

and

Carlo Ninchi Carlo Ninchi (31 May 1896 – 27 April 1974) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1931 and 1963. Selected filmography * '' Before the Jury'' (1931) – Marcello Barra, il guardacaccia * '' Mother Earth'' ( ...

.Lancia & Poppi p.319 The film's sets were designed by the

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Alfredo Montori Alfredo Montori (17 February 1893 — 4 June 1969) was an Italian art director. He designed the sets for more than a hundred films.Smith p.116 Selected filmography * '' My Little One'' (1933) * ''Lady of Paradise'' (1934) * ''Lohengrin'' (1936) * ...

Main cast

as Ida *

as Sandro Deodata *

Leonora Ruffo Leonora Ruffo (13 January 1936 – 25 May 2007) was an Italian film actress. Career Born in Rome as Bruna Bovi, the daughter of Angelo Bovi, basketball coach of Ginnastica Roma, Italian Championship pluri-winner, Ruffo failed to obtain the main ...

as Bruna Falchi *

as Matteo *

Olga Solbelli Olga Solbelli (11 May 1898 – 8 September 1976) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 81 films between 1939 and 1967. She was born in Verghereto and died in Bologna. Selected filmography * '' The Anonymous Roylott'' (1936) * '' Th ...

as governante * Rino Salviati as Mario * Nino Milano as Gennarino * Alberto Nucci as Dario * Ivana Ferri as Ragazza * Cesira Vianello as Ispettrice * Aristide Spelta as Arciprete * Attilio Tosato as Amministratore

References

Bibliography

* Enrico Lancia & Roberto Poppi. ''Le attrici: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri''. Gremese Editore, 2003.

External links

* 1950s Italian-language films 1951 films Films directed by Francesco De Robertis Films set in Campania 1951 drama films Italian drama films Ravello 1960s melodrama films Italian black-and-white films 1950s Italian films Italian-language drama films {{1950s-Italy-film-stub