The Black Duke

The Black Duke
The Black Duke
Directed by	Pino Mercanti
Written by	Mario Amendola
Starring	Cameron Mitchell; Maria Grazia Spina
Cinematography	Antonio Macasoli
Music by	Giorgio Fabor
Release date	1963;
Language	Italian

The Black Duke (Italian: Il duca nero) is a 1963 Italian historical adventure film directed by Pino Mercanti.^[1]

Plot

The domain of the cruel Cesare Borgia is opposed by Caterina Sforza, who gives the assignment to the beautiful Geneva to assassinate him. But Geneva and Cesare fall in love.

Cast

Cameron Mitchell as Cesare Borgia^[2]
Maria Grazia Spina as Ginevra
Conrado San Martín as Riccardo Brancaleone
Franco Fantasia as Veniero
Gloria Osuna as Lucrezia Borgia
Manuel Castineiras as Tancredi
Dina De Santis as Lavinia Serpieri
Gloria Milland as Caterina Sforza^[3]
Giovanni Vari as Morialdo
Giulio Maculani as Giulio
Nino Persello as Tito Serpieri
Silvio Bagolini as Serafino
Piero Gerlini as Gabino

References

^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia; Mario Pecorari (1991). Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 1992. ISBN 8876055932.
^ Aaker, Everett (25 May 2017). Television Western Players, 1960-1975: A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland. p. 304. ISBN 978-1476662503. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
^ Willis, John (1966). Screen World. Biblo & Tannen Publishers. p. 212. ISBN 0819603074. Retrieved 28 June 2020.

External links

The Black Duke at IMDb

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[60s-1] Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia; Mario Pecorari (1991). Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 1992. ISBN 8876055932.

[2] Aaker, Everett (25 May 2017). Television Western Players, 1960-1975: A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland. p. 304. ISBN 978-1476662503. Retrieved 28 June 2020.

[screen-3] Willis, John (1966). Screen World. Biblo & Tannen Publishers. p. 212. ISBN 0819603074. Retrieved 28 June 2020.

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