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The King's Prisoner (1954 film)
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'The King's Prisoner' (Italian: 'Il prigioniero del re') is a 1954 Italian historical adventure film directred by Giorgio Venturini and starring Pierre Cressoy, Andre Debar and Armando Francioli.Klossner p.301 It is based on the novel 'The Man in the Iron Mask' by Alexandre Dumas.
The film's sets and costumes were designed by the art director Giancarlo Bartolini Salimbeni. It was shot in Ferraniacolor and earned around 269 million lira at the box office.Chiti & Poppi p.290
Cast
* Pierre Cressoy as Henri/Louis XIV
* Andre Debar as Elisabeth de Moreuil
* Armando Francioli as Roland
* Xenia Valderi as Rosa
* Luigi Tosi as Carcan
* Marcello Giorda as La Rabaudire
* Nerio Bernardi as Saint-Maur
* Olga Solbelli as Regina Anna d'Austria
* Adolfo Geri as La Tallier
* Sergio Bergonzelli
* Miranda Campa
References
Bibliography
* Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. 'Dizionario del cinema italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959'. Gremese Editore, 1991.
* Goble, Alan. 'The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film'. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
* Klossner, Michael. 'The Europe of 1500-1815 on Film and Television: A Worldwide Filmography of Over 2550 Works, 1895 Through 2000'. McFarland & Company, 2002.
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