Ferdinando I, re di Napoli
| Ferdinando I, re di Napoli | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Gianni Franciolini |
| Produced by | Silvio Clementelli |
| Written by |
Pasquale Festa Campanile Massimo Franciosa |
| Starring |
Peppino De Filippo Eduardo De Filippo Nino Taranto Titina De Filippo |
| Music by | Angelo Francesco Lavagnino |
| Cinematography | Mario Montuori |
| Edited by | Mario Serandrei |
| Distributed by | Titanus |
Release date |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Ferdinando I, re di Napoli is a 1959 Italian comedy film directed by Gianni Franciolini.[1]
Plot
Naples, 1806. The king Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies is frowned upon by the people, especially the comic theatrical Pulcinella, which continually delivers hard sermons, earning a reputation among the Neapolitans. Ferdinand one day gets angry and does condemn to death Pulcinella, while every night the king masquerades himself as populate with a false name, having fun in the taverns. Pulcinella unmasks him and invokes the rebellion of the people of Naples, that never comes. However, the cruelty of Ferdinand stops when Napoleon Bonaparte arrives in Italy. While the Neapolitans celebrate (false) freedom, Ferdinand makes a noble disguise his coachman while he wears populate dresses, and runs away from the city.
Cast
- Peppino De Filippo - Ferdinand I.
- Eduardo De Filippo - Pulcinella
- Titina De Filippo - Titina
- Vittorio De Sica - Seccano
- Aldo Fabrizi - A peasant
- Marcello Mastroianni - Gennarino
- Leslie Phillips - Pat
- Renato Rascel - Mimi
- Jacqueline Sassard - Cordelia
- Rosanna Schiaffino - Nannina
- Nino Taranto - Tarantella
- Memmo Carotenuto
- Pietro De Vico
- Giacomo Furia
- Audrey McDonald
- Marcello Paolini
- Nino Vingelli
References
- ↑ "The Complete Index To World Film: Ferdinando I, re di Napoli". CITWF.com. Retrieved 2009-03-22.