Love Sacrifice (1976)
Leonidas, of noble lineage but poor, serves in the house of Count Aristide Of the Fava Dongo, waiting patiently for his death to arrive. He dies at last, but rumors reveal that, on his deathbed, the Count has decided to leave everything to Marco (Claudio Ercoli), his illegitimate and retarded son who secretly grew up in a boarding school. In the meantime, the whole family of Leonida moves to the luxurious estate as for certainly no one wants to miss out on this wealth opportunity...
Director:
Bruno Mattei
Writers:
Giacinto Bonacquisti, Bruno Mattei.
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Ziggy Zanger as Nicoletta Fava Del Dongo |
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Gino Pagnani as Leonida Fava Del Dongo |
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Ria De Simone as Elvira - Wife of Leonida |
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Paola Maiolini as Ornella Fischietti - The maid |
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Tommy Polgár as Aristide Fava Del Dongo |
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Franco Diogene as Sciaccaluga |
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Franca Scagnetti as Priest's housekeeper |
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Marco Tulli as Priest |
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Rita Moscatelli as Marietta |
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Claudio Ercoli as Marco Marcovaldi |
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Leo Valeriano as |
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Massimo Stazzi as |
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Maurizio Momi as |
| Directing | Bruno Mattei | Director |
| Sound | Alessandro Alessandroni | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Ferruccio Mosca | Production Manager |
| Writing | Giacinto Bonacquisti | Screenplay |
| Sound | Alberto Attura | Boom Operator |
| Camera | Gianni Marras | Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Roberto Savoca | Assistant Editor |
| Directing | Giacinto Bonacquisti | Script Supervisor |
| Writing | George Eastman | Story |
| Sound | Augusto Troiani | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gloria Granati | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Eolo Capritti | Unit Manager |
| Art | Giacomo La Commare | Assistant Production Design |
| Editing | Vincenzo Vanni | Editor |
| Art | Dario Corzani | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Luciano Dionisi | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bruna Laurini | Costume Design |
| Writing | Bruno Mattei | Screenplay |
| Production | Ulderico Arditi | Production Secretary |
| Camera | Sandro Bartolozzi | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Aldo Calpini | Sound Mixer |
| Directing | Manlio Camastro | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Oberdan Troiani | Director of Photography |