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Sicilian Uprising is a italien film of genre Drama directed by Giorgio Pàstina with Marina Berti
Sicilian Uprising (1949)
Vespro siciliano
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Add to a movie listSicilian Uprising or Sicilian Vespers (Italian:Vespro siciliano) is a 1949 Italian historical drama film directed by Giorgio Pastina and starring Marina Berti, Clara Calamai and Roldano Lupi. The film is set in 1282, showing the events leading up to the War of the Sicilian Vespers. It is based on the libretto of the Verdi opera I vespri siciliani, which was itself based on an earlier play written by Eugène Scribe and Charles Duveyrier.
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Dans les années 1280, se déroulent les histoires parallèles d'Elena, promise comme épouse à Giovanni da Procida, puis obligée d'épouser le duc de Saint-Rémy, gouverneur de Palerme et de Laura, fille d'un meunier amoureuse d'un pêcheur et déshonorée par un soldat français du gouverneur au cours de la seconde fête de Pâques. Ces faits provoquent l'indignation des Siciliens qui avec Giovanni da Procida se rebellent contre Charles d'Anjou, rébellion connue sous le nom de Vêpres siciliennes...Actors
Marina Berti
(Laura)
Clara Calamai
(Elena Di Caltabellotta)
Roldano Lupi
(Giovanni Da Procida)
Paul Müller
(Carlo D'angio')
Ermanno Randi
(Ruggero)
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