Maddalena
1954 · Movie · 102 min. · Italy
The story takes plays during the annual Good Friday pageant in a tiny Italian village. Local priest Don Vincenzo (Gino Cervi) faces a crisis when the girl selected to play the Virgin Mary shows up pregnant. This turn of events is beneficial to business mogul Lamberti (Charles Vanel), who has been seeking out a way to discredit Don Vincenzo in the eyes of the villagers. Adding to the priest's headaches are the "stage parents" of the many applicants for the role of the Blessed Virgin.
Direction Augusto Genina
Cast Märta Torén · Gino Cervi · Charles Vanel · Jacques Sernas · Folco Lulli · Angiola Faranda · Lorena Berg · Rosario Borelli · Natale Cirino · Bianca Doria · Amalia Pellegrini · Valentine Tessier · Isa Querio · Germana Paolieri · Liliana Gerace · Valerie French · Vittorio Braschi
Soundtrack Antonio Veretti
Screenplay Carlo Alianello · Pierre Bost · Alessandro De Stefani · Augusto Genina · Giorgio Prosperi · Madeleine Masson de Belavalle
Cinematography Claude Renoir
Original title Maddalena
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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