Il cappello da prete (1944)
The baron of Santafusca, descended from a noble family, leads a dissipated life. To pay debts he is forced to sell his house. He tries to steal from the house of a very rich priest and, surprised during the theft, he kills the priest, and then throws the body in an abandoned well. He continues his life of revelries and luxury, until the remorse for the crime trigger a process of self-destruction. The nightmares of the baron, tormented by the only evidence left of the murder, the hat of the priest ,drags him into a daring and hallucinated series of ups and downs to the brink of insanity and jail.
Director: Ferdinando Maria Poggioli
Genre: Crime
Runtime: 90 min
Release Date: November 10, 1944
Cast
- Roldano Lupi - Baron Carlo di Santafusca
- Lída Baarová - Marinella
- Luigi Almirante - Don Cirillo
- Carlo Lombardi - Count Vico di Spiano
- Loris Gizzi - Marquis Usilli
- Luigi Pavese - Judge Pavese
- Gionvanni Grasso - Francesco Scuoto, the Lawyer
- Checco Rissone - Filippino
- Mario Colli - Count Ignazio
- Elio Marcuzzo - Girogio Di Sauro
Screenplay
- Sergio Amidei (Screenplay)
- Giacomo De Benedetti (Screenplay)
- Emilio De Marchi (Novel)
Music: Enzo Masetti
Editing: Mario Serandrei
Production: Universalcine, Società Italiana Cines
Country: Italy
Language: Italiano
Original Language: it
More Films by Director: Ferdinando Maria Poggioli
More Films in Genre: Crime
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Il cappello da prete about?
- The baron of Santafusca, descended from a noble family, leads a dissipated life. To pay debts he is forced to sell his house. He tries to steal from the house of a very rich priest and, surprised during the theft, he kills the priest, and then throws the body in an abandoned well. He continues his life of revelries and luxury, until the remorse for the crime trigger a process of self-destruction. The nightmares of the baron, tormented by the only evidence left of the murder, the hat of the priest ,drags him into a daring and hallucinated series of ups and downs to the brink of insanity and jail.
- Who directed Il cappello da prete?
- Il cappello da prete was directed by Ferdinando Maria Poggioli.
- Who stars in Il cappello da prete?
- Il cappello da prete stars Roldano Lupi, Lída Baarová, Luigi Almirante, Carlo Lombardi, Loris Gizzi, Luigi Pavese.
- How long is Il cappello da prete?
- Il cappello da prete has a runtime of 1h 30m (90 minutes).
- What genre is Il cappello da prete?
- Il cappello da prete is a Crime film.
- Where was Il cappello da prete produced?
- Il cappello da prete was produced in Italy.