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Private Angelo (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Private Angelo' is a 1949 British comedy war film directed by Michael Anderson and Peter Ustinov and starring Ustinov, Godfrey Tearle, Mara Denis and Marjorie Rhodes. It depicts the misadventures of a soldier in the Italian Army during the Second World War. It was adapted from the 1946 novel 'Private Angelo' by Eric Linklater. The film's costumes were designed by Ustinov's mother Nadia Benois.
A number of scenes were filmed in the Italian village of Trequanda in the Province of Siena. It also featured music played by the Societ Filarmonica di Trequanda. Interiors were shot at Welwyn Studios, with sets designed by the art director John Howell.
Cast
* Peter Ustinov as Private Angelo
* Godfrey Tearle as Count Piccologrando
* Mara Denis as Lucrezia
* Marjorie Rhodes as Countess
* James Robertson Justice as Feste
* Moyna Macgill as Marchesa Dolce
* Robin Bailey as Simon Telfer
* Harry Locke as Corporal Trivet
* Bill Shine as Colonel Michael
* John Harvey as Corporal McCunn
* Diana Graves as Lucia
References
Bibliography
* Nicol, Christopher (2012) "Eric Linklater's Private Angelo and The Dark of Summer". Glasgow: ASLS
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