The Opium Den (1947)
A young woman is murdered and robbed in broad daylight. A young man is arrested, in possession of some of the jewels of the victim. The passionate protests of his sister arouse the compassion of Za la Mort, who promises to help the girl.
Director:
Raffaello Matarazzo
Writers:
Raffaello Matarazzo, Mario Monicelli, Ettore Maria Margadonna.
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Emilio Ghione Jr. as Za-la-mort |
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Mariella Lotti as Lina Vidonis |
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Emilio Cigoli as De Rossi |
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Armando Francioli as Corrado Vidonis |
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Paolo Stoppa as Amico di Za-la-mort |
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Enrico Glori as Commissario |
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Umberto Spadaro as |
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Adriana de Roberto as |
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Fedele Gentile as Piero |
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Checco Durante as Antonio, il finto cieco |
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Arnoldo FoĆ as |
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Fiore Davanzati as |
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Augusto Di Giovanni as Giacomo |
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Erminio Spalla as |
| Directing | Raffaello Matarazzo | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ettore Garbini | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Gennaro Balistrieri | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Raffaele Del Monte | Sound |
| Camera | Alberto Fusi | Director of Photography |
| Art | Amerigo Bandiera | Production Design |
| Art | Gino Brosio | Set Decoration |
| Writing | Raffaello Matarazzo | Screenplay |
| Production | Vittorio Musy Glori | Production Manager |
| Directing | Vanda Tuzzi | Script Supervisor |
| Writing | Mario Monicelli | Screenplay |
| Production | Valentino Brosio | Production Coordinator |
| Writing | Ettore Maria Margadonna | Screenplay |
| Sound | Ezio Carabella | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Emidio Cirillo | Assistant Camera |