Golden Madonna
| Golden Madonna | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ladislao Vajda |
| Produced by |
John Stafford Akos Tolnay |
| Written by | Akos Tolnay |
| Starring |
Phyllis Calvert Tullio Carminati Michael Rennie |
Production company |
Independent Film Producers |
Release dates |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country |
Italy United Kingdom |
| Language |
English Italian |
Golden Madonna is a 1949 British drama film directed by Ladislao Vajda and starring Phyllis Calvert, Tullio Carminati and Michael Rennie.[1] It is considered a lost film and is on the BFI 75 Most Wanted list.[2] Filmed on location, a group of original negatives and contact prints[3] taken by Francis Goodman are in the possession of London's National Portrait Gallery.
Plot
A young British woman who owns a villa in Italy offends the village she lives in by throwing away a painting that they consider lucky. To redeem herself she goes out in search to try to recover it.
Cast
- Phyllis Calvert as Patricia Chandler
- Tullio Carminati as Signor Migone
- Michael Rennie as Mike Christie
- David Greene as Johnny Lester
- Aldo Silvani as Don Vincenzo
- Pippo Bonucci as Pippo
- Francesca Biondi as Maria
- Franco Coop as Esposito
- Claudio Ermelli as Antonio
References
- ↑ "Golden Madonna". British Film Institute.
- ↑ "Golden Madonna / BFI Most Wanted". British Film Institute.
- ↑ "Golden Madonna contact prints in the National Portrait Gallery". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
External links
- BFI 75 Most Wanted entry, with extensive notes
- The Golden Madonna at the Internet Movie Database
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