The Courier of the King

The Courier of the King
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Directed by	Gennaro Righelli
Written by	Stendhal (novel) Ignazio Nicolai Mario Monicelli Ernesto Guida Steno Gennaro Righelli
Starring	Rossano Brazzi Irasema Dilián Valentina Cortese Carlo Ninchi
Music by	Giuseppe Becce
Cinematography	Carlo Montuori
Edited by	Gennaro Righelli
Production company	Domus Film
Distributed by	Fincine
Release dates	4 December 1947 (1947-12-04)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

The Courier of the King (Italian: Il corriere del re) is a 1947 Italian historical film directed by Gennaro Righelli and starring Rossano Brazzi, Irasema Dilián and Valentina Cortese. It is an adaptation of the 1830 novel The Red and the Black by Stendhal. It was the final film of the veteran director Righelli, who had previously directed a silent version of the story in 1928. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ottavio Scotti.

Cast

• Rossano Brazzi as Julien Sorel
• Irasema Dilián as Mathilde de la Mole
• Valentina Cortese as Louise de Renal
• Carlo Ninchi as Il marchese de la Mole
• Aldo Silvani as Il signor de Renal
• Laura Carli as La signora Valmod
• Fiore Davanzati as Emilia
• Massimo Serato as Maurice Croisenois
• Camillo Pilotto as Valmod
• Oreste Fares as L'abate Chenal
• Armando Francioli as Norbert de la Mole
• Vittorio Sanipoli as Luz
• Nerio Bernardi
• Ida Bracci Dorati
• Magda Forlenza

Bibliography

• Moliterno, Gino. The A to Z of Italian Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

• The Courier of the King at IMDb