Captain Tempest

Captain Tempest
Directed by	Corrado D'Errico
Written by	Alessandro De Stefani Omar Salgari
Based on	Captain Tempesta by Emilio Salgari
Produced by	Franco Magli
Starring	Doris Duranti Dina Sassoli Carlo Ninchi
Cinematography	Massimo Terzano Otello Martelli
Edited by	Eraldo Da Roma
Music by	Amedeo Escobar
Production company	Scalera Film
Distributed by	Scalera Film CIFESA
Release date	28 January 1942 (1942-01-28)
Running time	85 minutes
Countries	Italy Spain
Language	Italian

Captain Tempest (Italian: Capitan Tempesta) is a 1942 Italian-Spanish historical adventure film directed by Corrado D'Errico and starring Doris Duranti, Dina Sassoli and Carlo Ninchi. It is an adaptation of the 1905 novel of the same title by Emilio Salgari set during the Ottoman–Venetian War. It was shot at the Scalera Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Gustav Abel and Amleto Bonetti. It was followed by a sequel The Lion of Damascus the same year.

Synopsis

During the 1571 Siege of Famagusta the city is staunchly defended by Leonora, the daughter of the governor. She manages to infiltrate the fortress of the besieging army where Venetian prisoners including her fiancée Marcello are being tortured under the control of the villainess Haradia.

Cast

• Doris Duranti as Haradia
• Dina Sassoli as Suleika
• Carla Candiani as Leonora Bragadin - Capitan Tempesta
• Carlo Ninchi as Moulia El Kader - il 'Leone di Damasco'
• Adriano Rimoldi as Marcello Corner
• Annibale Betrone as Marcantonio Bragadin
• Rafael Rivelles as Lachinsky
• Erminio Spalla as El Kadur
• Nicolás D. Perchicot as Alì Pascià
• Carlo Duse as Methiub
• Juan Calvo as Hussif
• Giulio Battiferri as Mustafà

Bibliography

• Curti, Roberto. Riccardo Freda: The Life and Works of a Born Filmmaker. McFarland, 2017.
• De Pau, Daniela & Torello, Georgina (ed.) Watching Pages, Reading Pictures: Cinema and Modern Literature in Italy. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2008.

External links

• Captain Tempest at IMDb