The Black Captain

1951 film by Giorgio Ansoldi and Alberto Pozzetti

Corrado Capparuccia
Alberto Consiglio
Ettore Maria Margadonna
Virgilio Sabel

Produced by

Federico D'Avack
Michelangelo Frieri

Starring

Steve Barclay
Marina Berti
Paul Muller

Cinematography

Mario Albertelli
Carlo Montuori

Edited byVittorio SolitoMusic byRaffaele Gervasio

Production
company

Cooperativa Tecnici Cinematografici

Distributed byAPI Film

Release date

15 March 1951 (1951-03-15)

Running time

92 minutesCountryItalyLanguageItalian

The Black Captain (Italian: Il capitano nero) is a 1951 Italian historical adventure film directed by Giorgio Ansoldi and Alberto Pozzetti and starring Steve Barclay, Marina Berti and Paul Muller.^[1]

The film's sets were designed by Alfredo Montori. It was shot at the Cinecittà studios in Rome during 1950 but released the following year. It earned around 202 million lira at the domestic box office.^[2]

A swashbuckler set in sixteenth century Italy, it sees Count Marco Adinolfi battling against two rivals.

Cast

Steve Barclay as Marco Adinolfi
Marina Berti as Barbara Vivaldi
Paul Muller as Giuliano
Marisa Merlini as Lucrezia Adinolfi
Mario Ferrari as Duca Fabrizzio Di Corvara
Fedele Gentile as Prospero Venturini
Andrea Checchi as Fratello Di Marco e Lucrezia
Roberto Risso as Paolo Adinolfi
Franca Marzi
Leo Garavaglia
Carlo Borelli

Citations

^ Parish p.106
^ Chiti & Poppi p.81

General and cited references

Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. Dizionario del cinema italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959. Gremese Editore, 1991.
Parish, Robert. Film Actors Guide. Scarecrow Press, 1977.