Sul ponte dei sospiri (1953)

Coming of age, a girl is told the truth about her dead father: he is alive, but imprisoned for several crimes he did not commit... With the help of an old noble lady and a young count (who ... See full summary »

Director:

Antonio Leonviola

Writers:

Carlo Bernari (screenplay), Luigi Bonelli (screenplay),

Stars:

Maria Frau, Frank Latimore, Françoise Rosay

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Maria Frau	...	Bianca Spada
Frank Latimore	...	Capitan Vessillo
Françoise Rosay	...	Dama di Sant'Agata
Eduardo Ciannelli	...	Inquisitore (as Edward Cianelli)
Luciana Vedovelli	...	Nerissa Fornier
Carlo Micheluzzi	...	Il Doge
Gisella Sofio	...	Barberina
Lauro Gazzolo	...	Il banchiere
Angiola Faranda	...	Gemma Spada (as Angiola Maria Faranda)
Armando Guarnieri	...	Messer Grande (as Armando Guarneri)
Bianca Maria Fabbri
Patricia Deren
Paolo Rocca
Gino Anglani
Maria Colonna

Storyline

Coming of age, a girl is told the truth about her dead father: he is alive, but imprisoned for several crimes he did not commit... With the help of an old noble lady and a young count (who doubles as a daring sea captain), she will fight for the truth, and justice. Her opponent is the State Town's Inquisitor himself, who set her father's up to escape his own crimes.

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Plot Keywords:

intrigue | women fight | young romance | treason | wrongful imprisonment | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

21 August 1953 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Sur le pont des soupirs

Filming Locations:

Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bomba e Ci.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min 102 min (director's cut)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

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Connections

Version of The Avenger of Venice (1964)

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