Romance ·Drama ·History · Italy · 1954 · 1h 29m

The Contessa's Secret

La contessa di Castiglione

The Contessa's Secret poster
Director
Georges Combret
Cast
Yvonne De Carlo as La Castiglione - Virginia Oldoini Georges Marchal as Lucio Falengo Paul Meurisse as L'empereur Napoléon III Rossano Brazzi as Le comte de Cavour Lucienne Legrand as L'impératrice Lea Padovani as La princesse Mathilde Bonaparte
Crew
Pierre Petit — Director of Photography Germaine Fouquet — Editor Georges Combret — Writer Claude Boissol — Writer Leonardo Magagnini — Writer Pierre Maudru — Writer
Synopsis

The lover of an Italian revolutionary offers herself to Napoleon in exchange for her sweetheart's life.

Mood & Themes
italywar of independence
Key Collaborators
Georges Combret Director Pierre Petit Director of Photography Germaine Fouquet Editor Georges Combret Writer Claude Boissol Writer Leonardo Magagnini Writer Pierre Maudru Writer Georges Combret Producer Paul Mesnier Producer Vittorio Zumaglino Producer Georges Annenkov Costume Design Paulette Coquatrix Costume Design
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