Pact with the Devil (1950)
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.
Directing:
Writing:
Stars:
- Luigi Chiarini
Writing:
- Suso Cecchi d'Amico
- Sergio Amidei
- Corrado Alvaro
Stars:
Release Date: 1950-01-11
- Country: IT
- Language: Italiano
- Runtime: 84
Andrea Mola
Giacomo Mola
Signora Mola - Giacomo's wife
Scoppola - the killer
Marta Larocca
Old Laroccha - Marta's father
Il sottuficiale dei carabinieri
The priest
Rocco
Andrea's sister