Captain Fracassa (1940)
"Capitan Fracassa" (original title)

Director:

Duilio Coletti

Writers:

Arrigo Benedetti (adaptation), Arrigo Benedetti (screenplay),

Stars:

Elsa De Giorgi, Giorgio Costantini, Osvaldo Valenti

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Elsa De Giorgi	...	Isabella
Giorgio Costantini	...	Il barone di Sigognac / Capitan Fracassa
Osvaldo Valenti	...	Il duca Ruggero di Vallombrosa
Nerio Bernardi	...	Il principe
Clara Calamai	...	Iolanda De Foix
Olga Vittoria Gentilli	...	Leonarda, la madre nobile
Egisto Olivieri	...	Il tiranno & il capocomico
Renato Chiantoni	...	Scapino
Ernesto Gentili	...	Leandro
Pia De Doses	...	Zerbina
Mario Siletti	...	Giacomo Lampourde
Fiorella Betti	...	Chiquita (as Delia Petti)
Guido Morisi	...	Vidalino
Dina Perbellini	...	La marchesa Di Bruyeres
Franco Coop	...	Il falso brigante

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel | character name in title

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

15 November 1940 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Captain Fracassa

Filming Locations:

Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Vi-Va Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Italian censorship visa #31151 delivered on 4 December 1940.

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Connections

Remade as Capitan Fracassa (1958)

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