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Il magnifico avventuriero

  • 1963
  • 1h 33m
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5.5/10
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Il magnifico avventuriero (1963)
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Benvenuto Cellini knows no obstacles when it comes to creating a work of art or conquering the heart of a woman.Benvenuto Cellini knows no obstacles when it comes to creating a work of art or conquering the heart of a woman.Benvenuto Cellini knows no obstacles when it comes to creating a work of art or conquering the heart of a woman.

  • Director
    • Riccardo Freda
  • Writers
    • Antoinette Pellevant
    • Filippo Sanjust
  • Stars
    • Brett Halsey
    • Claudia Mori
    • Françoise Fabian
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
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    • Director
      • Riccardo Freda
    • Writers
      • Antoinette Pellevant
      • Filippo Sanjust
    • Stars
      • Brett Halsey
      • Claudia Mori
      • Françoise Fabian
    • 3User reviews
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    Brett Halsey
    Brett Halsey
    • Benvenuto Cellini
    Claudia Mori
    Claudia Mori
    • Piera
    Françoise Fabian
    Françoise Fabian
    • Lucrezia
    José Nieto
    José Nieto
    • Connestabile di Borbone
    Jacinto San Emeterio
    Jacinto San Emeterio
    • Francisco I
    Félix Dafauce
    Félix Dafauce
    • Frangipani
    Andrea Bosic
    • Michelangelo
    Rossella Como
    • Angela
    • (as Rosella Como)
    Carla Calò
    • Zia di Angela
    Bernard Blier
    Bernard Blier
    • Clemente VII
    Diego Michelotti
    • Carlo V
    Elio Pandolfi
    • Un attore
    Umberto D'Orsi
    • Granduca di Toscana
    Giampiero Littera
    Giampiero Littera
    • Francesco
    Dany París
    • Moglie di Francesco
    Bruno Scipioni
    • Una Guardia
    Sandro Dori
    • Zio di Angela
    Carmelo Artale
    • Director
      • Riccardo Freda
    • Writers
      • Antoinette Pellevant(adaptation French version)
      • Filippo Sanjust
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    6/10
    THE MAGNIFICENT ADVENTURER (Riccardo Freda, 1963) **1/2
    An above-average "Euro-Cult" epic which also passes for a serviceable biopic of celebrated Renaissance-era artist Benvenuto Cellini (played by American Brett Halsey in one of his better showcases). Like THE BARBARIANS (1953), this film depicts the sacking of Rome and, in fact, here we are shown how he is asked by the Pope himself (Bernard Blier) – countering a fraud charge into the bargain – to lead the resistance!

    Of course, he also comes off as an unrepentant ladies' man – with jilted suitors being even ready to die for him – and whose charm affects tavern wenches (represented by spirited Claudia Mori aka Mrs. Adriano Celentano) and noblewomen (like Francoise Fabian, rather staid but undeniably lovely) equally. The latter is the neglected (and, typically, much younger) wife of a dullard engulfed in researching his eminent heredity…which our hero purports to take an earnest interest in so as to get at the lady(!), though he eventually ends up with the more down-to-earth of the two mentioned females. The narrative actually begins in his native city of Florence – where Cellini wins a prize judged and distributed during an audience before the king (while taking his first-ever bath!) for a gold-laden model. However, rivals accuse him of cheating in this case as well and this leads first to a brawl and eventually the destruction-by-fire of the sculptor's studio (and with it a large statue of Perseus triumphing over the Medusa he had intended dedicating to the Italian royal)!

    The script (by regular Freda collaborator Filippo Sanjust), then, encompasses history lesson, politics, romance, comedy, tragedy, action and spectacle in its one-and-a-half-hour duration. By the way, Andrea Bosic is once again on hand – here briefly incarnating another famous figure of the era, Michelangelo! I have a number of Freda's other titles in this vein lined-up for the Easter season; as for the general consensus regarding the film under review, it is solidly entertaining fare but perhaps not quite top-drawer material when stacked against the director's more highly-regarded (and still best-known) work.
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    • Bunuel1976
    • Apr 6, 2011

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    • Release date
      • August 3, 1963 (Italy)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • France
      • Spain
    • Language
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Mit Faust und Degen
    • Production companies
      • Hispamer Films
      • Les Films du Centaure
      • Panda Societa per L'Industria Cinematografica
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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