The King of England Will Not Pay
The King of England Will Not Pay (Italian: Il re d'Inghilterra non paga) is a 1941 Italian historical drama film directed by Giovacchino Forzano and starring Andrea Checchi, Silvana Jachino and Osvaldo Valenti.[1] It was shot at the Tirrenia Studios. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Antonio Valente and Savino Fino.
Synopsis
In the thirteenth century a leading Florentine banking family are faced with ruin when the King of England refuses to repay a large loan he has taken out from them.
Main cast
- Andrea Checchi as Ippolito Buondelmonti
- Silvana Jachino as Dianora dei Bardi
- Osvaldo Valenti as Il secondo Antellesi
- Mario Mina as Il vecchio Luca Buondelmonti
- Egisto Olivieri as Piero Buondelmonti
- Nino Pavese as Rico Buondelmonti
- Giuseppe Addobbati as Tommaso Buondelmonti
- Giovanni Onorato as Cecco Buondelmonti
- Elodia Maresca as Anna Buondelmonti
- Anita Farra as Una dama della casa Buondelmonti
- Grazia Ceri as Un' altra dama della casa Buondelmonti
- Maria Labia as La badessa
- Alfredo De Sanctis as Alessandro dei Bardi
- Alfredo Robert as Il primo Buonaccorsi
- Luisa Rossi as Un'altra dama della casa dei Bardi
- Stefano Sciaccaluga as Giovanni Boccaccio
- Umberto Sclanizza as Il primo Acciaioli
- Aldo Silvani as Il banchiere Lorenzo Peruzzi
- Vinicio Sofia as Il Cocchi, banchiere del contado
- Giulio Tempesti as Il segretario dei Buondelmonti
References
- ^ Gundle p.181
Bibliography
- Gundle, Stephen. Fame Amid the Ruins: Italian Film Stardom in the Age of Neorealism. Berghahn Books, 2019.
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