Release Date

11 Jan, 1950

Runtime

01:24: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

The title of this Italian melodrama translates to Pact with the Devil. However, His Satanic Majesty does not appear in the film. Rather, this expensively produced period piece is more along the lines of Romeo and Juliet, with young love threatened by warring families. In his first Italian film, Hollywood veteran Eduardo Cianelli goes through his usual villainous paces as the scheming father of the male lead (Jacques Francois). The most fascinating performance is rendered by Umberto Spadaro, as the village idiot, or is he? Patto col Diavolo makes the most of the visual dynamics of Italy's mountainous Calabrian region.

Original Title

Patto col diavolo

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Actors

Isa Miranda

Jacques François

Annibale Betrone

Eduardo Ciannelli

Ave Ninchi

Luigi Tosi

Anne Vernon

Fiore Davanzati

Umberto Spadaro

Guido Celano

Lamberto Picasso

Camillo Pilotto

Jacques Sernas

Nico Pepe

Alfredo Robert

Angelo Dessy

Oreste Fares

Checco Rissone

Saro Urzì

Crew

Luigi Chiarini

Suso Cecchi d'Amico

Luigi Chiarini

Carlo Mazzoni

Mario Serandrei

Francesco Maselli

Achille Longo

Mario Montuori

Maria De Matteis

Giovanni Passante Spaccapietre

Guido Fiorini

Alberto Salvatori

Corrado Alvaro

Sergio Amidei