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
Annibale Betrone
Guido Celano
Eduardo Ciannelli
Angelo Dessy
Jacques François
Isa Miranda
Ave Ninchi
Nico Pepe
Lamberto Picasso
Camillo Pilotto
Checco Rissone
Jacques Sernas
Umberto Spadaro
Luigi Tosi
Saro Urzì
Anne Vernon
Crew
Suso Cecchi d'Amico