The Barbarians (1953)
Rome, 1527. Massimo Colonna is in love with Angela, a member of the Orsinis, the Colonnas'arch enemies. As she is officially engaged to Tancredi Serra, the latter, a faithless individual, has Massimo accused of the murder of Prince Orsini whereas he himself has woven it. Massimo is rejected by an outraged Angela and banned from Rome.Meanwhile the Eternal City has to face a brutal attack by armed invaders from Spain. The Spaniards are about to storm Rome when Massimo and his troops appear. The invading forces are defeated and Massimo is acclaimed by the crowd. After clearing his name, he can marry Angela.
Director:
Ferruccio Cerio
Writers:
Ferruccio Cerio, Alessandro Ferraù, Mario Francisci, Giuseppe Mangione.
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Pierre Cressoy as Massimo Colonna |
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Vittorio Sanipoli as Tancredi Serra |
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Luigi Tosi as Benvenuto Cellini |
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Hélène Rémy as Angela Orsini |
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Annamaria Bugliari as Giulia |
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Alfredo Varelli as Papa Clemente VII |
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Franco Fabrizi as Fanfulla da Lodi |
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Mario Ferrari as Vescovo Ghilberti |
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Nora Bellinzaghi as |
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Aldo Bettoni as |
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Bruno Baschiera as Conestabile di Borbone |
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Lina Battaglini as Adriana Orsini |
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Nora Bellinzaghi as Eleonora Orsini |
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Gian Aldo Bettoni as Antonio Orsini |
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Mimo Billi as Colonnello Frundsberg |
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Mariolina Bovo as |
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Bettina Metcalf Bugnano as Maria Luisa Orsini |
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Maurizio Di Nardo as Ottavio Orsini |
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Cesare Fantoni as |
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Aldo Fiorelli as Renzo da Ceri |
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Omero Lucchi as |
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Nino Marchetti as Colonnello Avilano |
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Diana Orsini as Modella |
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Gian Paolo Rosmino as Prete |
| Directing | Ferruccio Cerio | Director |
| Writing | Mario Francisci | Novel |
| Writing | Ferruccio Cerio | Screenplay |
| Writing | Alessandro Ferraù | Screenplay |
| Writing | Mario Francisci | Screenplay |
| Writing | Giuseppe Mangione | Screenplay |
| Camera | Tonino Delli Colli | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Franco Ferrara | Music |
| Art | Giulio Bongini | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vittorio Nino Novarese | Costume Design |
| Editing | Mario Bonotti | Editor |
| Art | Giulio Bongini | Art Direction |
| Art | Veniero Colasanti | Set Decoration |
| Production | Carlo Bessi | Production Manager |
| Directing | Gianfranco Baldanello | Second Unit Director |
| Directing | Antonio Thellung | Assistant Director |