Pact with the Devil (1950)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 24M

Director : Luigi Chiarini

Synopsis

The title of this Italian melodrama translates to Pact with the Devil. However, His Satanic Majesty does not appear in the film. Rather, this expensively produced period piece is more along the lines of Romeo and Juliet, with young love threatened by warring families. In his first Italian film, Hollywood veteran Eduardo Cianelli goes through his usual villainous paces as the scheming father of the male lead (Jacques Francois). The most fascinating performance is rendered by Umberto Spadaro, as the village idiot, or is he? Patto col Diavolo makes the most of the visual dynamics of Italy's mountainous Calabrian region.

Actors

Annibale Betrone
Annibale Betrone
Old Laroccha - Marta's father
Guido Celano
Guido Celano
Il sottuficiale dei carabinieri
Eduardo Ciannelli
Eduardo Ciannelli
Giacomo Mola
Fiore Davanzati
Fiore Davanzati
Sarina
Angelo Dessy
Angelo Dessy
Oreste Fares
Oreste Fares
Jacques François
Jacques François
Andrea Mola
Isa Miranda
Isa Miranda
Marta Larocca
Ave Ninchi
Ave Ninchi
Signora Mola - Giacomo's wife
Nico Pepe
Nico Pepe
Lamberto Picasso
Lamberto Picasso
The priest
Camillo Pilotto
Camillo Pilotto
Checco Rissone
Checco Rissone
Alfredo Robert
Alfredo Robert
Jacques Sernas
Jacques Sernas
Umberto Spadaro
Umberto Spadaro
Scoppola - the killer
Luigi Tosi
Luigi Tosi
Rocco
Saro Urzì
Saro Urzì
Anne Vernon
Anne Vernon
Andrea's sister

Crews

Luigi Chiarini
Luigi Chiarini
Director
Corrado Alvaro
Corrado Alvaro
Writer
Sergio Amidei
Sergio Amidei
Writer
Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Writer
Luigi Chiarini
Luigi Chiarini
Writer
Carlo Mazzoni
Carlo Mazzoni
Writer
Mario Serandrei
Mario Serandrei
Writer
Alberto Salvatori
Alberto Salvatori
Producer
Achille Longo
Achille Longo
Original Music Composer
Mario Montuori
Mario Montuori
Director of Photography
Mario Serandrei
Mario Serandrei
Editor
Guido Fiorini
Guido Fiorini
Production Design
Maria De Matteis
Maria De Matteis
Costume Design
Giovanni Passante Spaccapietre
Giovanni Passante Spaccapietre
Assistant Director
Francesco Maselli
Francesco Maselli
Assistant Director