Ferdinando and Carolina (1999)
1820s Naples: On his death bed, King Ferdinando I tries to escape the ghosts of his bloody kingship by recounting his youth, when he was allowed a life of frivolity. However, then he was obliged to marry Mary Caroline of Austria, daughter of Empress Mary Theresa, in a political convention: unexpectedly, they became happy lovers, until court power games divide them, and a life-changing historical season arrived.
Director: Lina Wertmüller
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Sergio Assisi as Ferdinando I |
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Gabriella Pession as Maria Carolina |
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Nicole Grimaudo as Principessa di Medina |
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Adriano Pantaleo as Ferdinando I Borbone (bambino) |
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Lola Pagnani as Sara Goudar |
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Carlo Caprioli as Emperor Giuseppe d'Asburgo |
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Moira Grassi as Countess S. Marco |
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Vanessa Sabet as Maria Giuseppa |
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Matt Patresi as Angelo Goudar |
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Yari Gugliucci as Gennarino Rivelli |
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Lucilla Vacondio as Lady Stratfordshire |
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Elena Presti as Principessa di Floridia |
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Paolo De Giorgio as Principe di Caramanico |
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Moira Grassi as Contessa S. Marco |
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Carlo Caprioli as Imperatore Giuseppe D'Asburgo |
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Giuseppe Bottiglieri as Giacomo Goudar |
| Directing | Lina Wertmüller | Director |
| Writing | Lina Wertmüller | Writer |
| Writing | Raffaele La Capria | Writer |
| Art | Enrico Job | Production Design |
| Sound | Italo Greco | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Edwin Fenech | Producer |
| Crew | Blasco Giurato | Cinematography |
| Production | Edwige Fenech | Producer |
| Camera | Blasco Giurato | Director of Photography |