The Charterhouse of Parma (1948)
This adaptation of Stendhal's timeless masterpiece of French literature tells the tale of Fabrice Del Dongo (Grard Philipe) a young archibishop who gives his heart and soul to romance rather than to the Church creating upheaval in the lives of evergone around him the Countess of Sanseverine (Maria Casares) is but one of the may women who love him. In turn she incurs jealous retributions from those in high places who desire her. For his crimes Fabrice is thrown in Prison where from Crimes Fabrice is thrown in prison where form his lonely window he falls in love with his jailer s daughter and plans a daring escape she however calls his plan insane and takes a vow to the Virgin Mary to never see him again ever if his escape succeeds the Charterhouse of Parma explodes with conflicting desires man s desire form God vs. his desire for romance.
Director:
Christian-Jaque
Writers:
Christian-Jaque, Pierre Jarry, Pierre Véry.
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Gérard Philipe as le marquis Fabrice Del Dong |
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Renée Faure as Clelia Conti |
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María Casares as la duchesse Gina de San Severina |
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Louis Salou as le prince Ernest IV |
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Louis Seigner as Grillo - le gardien de la Tour Farnese |
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Tullio Carminati as Le comte Mosca, le premier ministre |
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Lucien Coëdel as Rassi, le chef de la police (as Lucien Coedel) |
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Aldo Silvani as Le général Conti, gouverneur de la prison de Parme |
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Maria Michi as Marietta |
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Claudio Gora as Le marquis Crescenzi |
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Mario Gallina as L'aubergiste |
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Albert Rémy as |
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Nerio Bernardi as La mari de Fausta (uncredited) |
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Renato Chiantoni as Le soldat a la lettre anonyme (uncredited) |
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Emilio Cigoli as (uncredited) |
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Attilio Dottesio as Ferrante Palla (uncredited) |
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Claudio Ermelli as L'espion de Mosca (uncredited) |
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Enrico Glori as Gilletti, l'acteur de théâtre (uncredited) |
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Walter Grant as (uncredited) |
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Cosetta Greco as (uncredited) |
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Tina Lattanzi as La princesse Marie-Louise de Bourbon-Parme (uncredited) |
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Achille Majeroni as L'évêque (uncredited) |
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Lina Marengo as Una signora curiosa (uncredited) |
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Enzo Musumeci Greco as (uncredited) |
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Evelina Paoli as La grande duchesse (uncredited) |
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Fernand Rauzéna as (uncredited) |
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Laura Redi as Fausta (uncredited) |
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Dina Romano as Manamaccia (uncredited) |
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Michele Sakara as (uncredited) |
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Jone Salinas as (uncredited) |
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Ermete Tamberlani as Le prêtre (uncredited) |
| Directing | Christian-Jaque | Director |
| Writing | Stendhal | Novel |
| Writing | Christian-Jaque | Screenplay |
| Writing | Pierre Jarry | Screenplay |
| Writing | Pierre Véry | Screenplay |
| Production | Franco Magli | Executive Producer |
| Production | Fred Orain | Executive Producer |
| Production | André Paulvé | Producer |
| Sound | Renzo Rossellini | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Romolo Garroni | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Nicolas Hayer | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Giulia Fontana | Editor |
| Art | Jean d'Eaubonne | Production Design |
| Art | Jean d'Eaubonne | Set Decoration |
| Art | Ottavio Scotti | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Georges Annenkov | Costume Design |
| Production | Franco Magli | Production Manager |
| Production | Fred Orain | Production Manager |
| Directing | Raymond Villette | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Jacques Desagneaux | Editor |
