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The Twentieth Duke

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The Twentieth Duke
Directed byLucio De Caro
Written by
Produced byVittorio Vassarotti
Starring
CinematographyToni Frenguelli
Edited byMaria Rosada
Music byNuccio Fiorda
Production
company
Viva Film
Release date
  • 15 July 1945 (1945-07-15)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

The Twentieth Duke (Italian: Il ventesimo duca) is a 1945 Italian comedy film directed by Lucio De Caro and starring Paola Veneroni, Roberto Villa and Paola Borboni.[1] It was shot at the Cinecitta Studios in Rome. It was made in 1943, but its release was delayed for two years. It did not go on a full national release until early 1946. The film is based on a 1925 play by Ugo Falena which had previous been made into films on two occasions The Last Lord (1926) and The Woman Dressed As a Man (1932).

Synopsis

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The story tells of the only surviving relative of an old Duke, his granddaughter, who pretends to be a man in order to convince him that the line of succession is secure.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Chiti & Poppi p.403

Bibliography

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  • Roberto Chiti & Roberto Poppi. I film: Tutti i film italiani dal 1930 al 1944. Gremese Editore, 2005.
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