Drama · Italy · 1950 · 1h 24m

Pact with the Devil

Patto col diavolo

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Director

Cast

Annibale Betrone as Old Laroccha - Marta's father Guido Celano as Il sottuficiale dei carabinieri Eduardo Ciannelli as Giacomo Mola Fiore Davanzati as Sarina Angelo Dessy as Oreste Fares as

Crew

Mario Montuori — Director of Photography Mario Serandrei — Editor Achille Longo — Original Music Composer Suso Cecchi d'Amico — Writer Luigi Chiarini — Writer Mario Serandrei — Writer

Synopsis

The title of this Italian melodrama translates to Pact with the Devil. However, His Satanic Majesty does not appear in the film. Rather, this expensively produced period piece is more along the lines of Romeo and Juliet, with young love threatened by warring families. In his first Italian film, Hollywood veteran Eduardo Cianelli goes through his usual villainous paces as the scheming father of the male lead (Jacques Francois). The most fascinating performance is rendered by Umberto Spadaro, as the village idiot, or is he? Patto col Diavolo makes the most of the visual dynamics of Italy's mountainous Calabrian region.

Key Collaborators

Luigi Chiarini Director Mario Montuori Director of Photography Mario Serandrei Editor Achille Longo Original Music Composer Suso Cecchi d'Amico Writer Luigi Chiarini Writer Mario Serandrei Writer Sergio Amidei Writer Carlo Mazzoni Writer Corrado Alvaro Writer Alberto Salvatori Producer Guido Fiorini Production Design

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