The Italian Brigands

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The Italian Brigands
I briganti italiani.jpg
Directed by Mario Camerini
Produced by Mario Cecchi Gori
Cinematography Mario Montuori
Edited byGiuliana Attenni
Music by Francesco Lavagnino
Distributed by Dino De Laurentiis
Release date
  • 1962 (1962)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

I briganti italiani (internationally released as The Italian Brigands and Seduction of the South) is a 1962 Italian comedy- drama film directed by Mario Camerini. [1] It was shot in Cerreto Sannita. [2]

Contents

Plot

During the Italian unification the revolutionist Santo Carbone abducts Colonel Breviglieri of the Piedmontese army.

Cast

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References

  1. Lino Micciché, Storia del cinema italiano, Edizioni di Bianco & nero, 2001
  2. Una passeggiata nella storia, Di Lauro, 2003