''The Violent Patriot'' () is a 1956 Italian adventure film directed by

Sergio Grieco Sergio Grieco (13 January 1917 – 30 March 1982) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Biography Sergio's father was the Italian Communist Party, Italian Communist Ruggero Grieco. Grieco first started in film in the Soviet Union in 1 ...

. It is loosely based on real life events of the Italian

condottiero Condottieri (; singular: ''condottiero'' or ''condottiere'') were Italian military leaders active during the Middle Ages and the early modern period. The term originally referred specifically to commanders of mercenary companies, derived from the ...

Giovanni dalle Bande Nere.

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Vittorio Gassman Vittorio Gassman (; born Gassmann; 1 September 1922 – 29 June 2000), popularly known as , was an Italian actor, director, and screenwriter. He is considered one of the greatest Italian actors, whose career includes both important producti ...

as Giovanni dalle Bande Nere *

Constance Smith Constance Smith (7 February 1929 – 30 June 2003) was an Irish film actress, and contract player of 20th Century Fox in the 1950s. Early life Smith was born into a family as the first of 11 children.'' The Oakland Tribune'', 18 March 1962, Oa ...

as Lady Emma * Anna Maria Ferrero: Anna * Gérard Landry as Gasparo * Silvio Bagolini as Lumaca, the hunchback servant * Ubaldo Lay as Stefano, Anna's father *

Philippe Hersent Philippe Hersent (26 July 1912 – 30 December 1982) was a French actor. He appeared in more than eighty films from 1930 to 1978. Filmography References External links * 1912 births 1982 deaths French male film actors {{France ...

as Friar Salvatore *

Andrea Aureli Andrea Aureli (5 March 1923 – 5 November 2007) was an Italian actor. Life and career Born in Terni, Aureli graduated from the Liceo classico in his hometown, then he enrolled the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome, graduating i ...

as Count de Lautrec

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* 1956 films 1950s historical adventure films Italian historical adventure films Films directed by Sergio Grieco Films set in the 16th century 1950s Italian films 1950s Italian-language films Italian-language historical adventure films {{1950s-adventure-film-stub

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