The Courier of the King () is a 1947 Italian historical film directed by Gennaro Righelli and starring Rossano Brazzi, Irasema Dilián and Valentina Cortese.Moliterno p.208 It is an adaptation of the 1830 novel The Red and the Black by Stendhal. It was the final film of the veteran director Righelli, who had previously directed a silent version of the story in 1928. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ottavio Scotti.
Cast Rossano Brazzi as Julien Sorel Irasema Dilián as Mathilde de la Mole Valentina Cortese as Louise de Renal Carlo Ninchi as Il marchese de la Mole Aldo Silvani as Il signor de Renal Laura Carli as La signora Valmod Fiore Davanzati as Emilia Massimo Serato as Maurice Croisenois Camillo Pilotto as Valmod Oreste Fares as L'abate Chenal Armando Francioli as Norbert de la Mole Vittorio Sanipoli as Luz Nerio Bernardi Ida Bracci Dorati Magda Forlenza
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Bibliography Moliterno, Gino. The A to Z of Italian Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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