Devotion (1950)
In Sardinia, at the beginning of the twentieth century, the once powerful aristocratic Decherchi family is going through difficult times and is threatened with eviction. To be able to pay his debts, Don Paulu, the son, needs help. He seeks aid from Uncle Zua, an old miser, who rejects him bluntly. Upset by Paulu's misfortunes, Annesa, the servant girl adopted by the family and Paulu's lover, decides to kill Zua so that the Decherchis inherit from him...
Director:
Augusto Genina
Writers:
Augusto Genina, Vitaliano Brancati.
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Columba DomÃnguez as Annesa |
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Roldano Lupi as Don Paulu Decherchi |
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Juan de Landa as Don Vidris |
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Franca Marzi as Zana - La vedova |
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Gualtiero Tumiati as Zuo Zua |
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Nino Pavese as Salvatore Spanu |
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Francesco Tomalillo as Zio Castigu |
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Massimo Pianforini as Nonno Simone |
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Peppino Spadaro as Il primo ufficiale giudizario |
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Emma Baron as Donna Francesca |
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Mauro Matteucci as Gantino |
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Leonilde Montesi as Zia Anna |
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Antimo Reyner as Il secondo ufficiale giudizario |
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Dario Manelfi as Giovanni |
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Patrizia Manca as La piccola Rosa |
| Writing | Grazia Deledda | Novel |
| Directing | Augusto Genina | Director |
| Writing | Augusto Genina | Screenplay |
| Writing | Vitaliano Brancati | Screenplay |
| Editing | Elena Zanoli | Editor |
| Sound | Antonio Veretti | Music |
| Camera | Marco Scarpelli | Director of Photography |