The Two Orphans (1954 film)
The Two Orphans (Italian:Le due orfanelle) is a 1954 French-Italian historical melodrama film directed by Giacomo Gentilomo and starring Myriam Bru, Milly Vitale and André Luguet.[1] It is based on the 1874 play The Two Orphans by Adolphe d'Ennery and Eugène Cormon, one of a large number of film adaptations. It was shot in eastmancolor, with sets designed by the art director Virgilio Marchi.
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| Directed by | Giacomo Gentilomo |
| Produced by | Robert Chabert Angelo Rizzoli |
| Written by | Adolphe d'Ennery (play) Eugène Cormon (play) Yves Mirande Filippo Sanjust |
| Starring | Myriam Bru Milly Vitale André Luguet |
| Music by | Nino Rota |
| Cinematography | Anchise Brizzi |
| Edited by | Elsa Dubbini |
Production company | Rizzoli Film Francinex |
Release date | 16 December 1954 (Italy) 13 July 1955 (France) |
Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Italy France |
| Language | Italian French |
Cast
- Myriam Bru as Henriette Gérard
- Milly Vitale as Louise
- André Luguet as Count de Linières
- Franco Interlenghi as Knight Roger de Vaudrey
- Jacques Castelot as Marquis de Presles
- Gabrielle Dorziat as La Frochard
- Andrea Checchi as Captain Marrest
- Adriana Benetti as Thérèse, the mother
- Mirko Ellis as Jacques Frochard
- Bianca Maria Fusari as Marianne Vauthier
- Giuseppe Porelli as The duke at the party
- Paolo Poli as Pierre Frochard
- Sandro Ruffini as Doctor Martin
- Alessandro Fersen as Michel Gérard - the father
- Miranda Campa as The Mother Superior
- Carlo Duse
- Nadia Gray as Diane de Vaudrey - countess de Linières
- Charles Fawcett
- Ileana Lauro
- Franco Fantasia as Roger de Vaudrey's Friend
- Hedda Linton
- Andreina Zani
- Sue Ellen Blake as Prostitute in jail
- Alberto Farnese
See also
- Orphans of the Storm (1921)
- The Two Orphans (1933)
- The Two Orphans (1942)
- The Two Orphans (1965)
- The Two Orphans (1976)
References
- Klossner p.119
Bibliography
- Klossner, Michael. The Europe of 1500-1815 on Film and Television. McFarland, 2002.
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