“Angel in Red” or “ The Angel Wore Red ” ( The Angel Wore Red , Italian: La Sposa Bella ) is a 1960 co-production of a film between the United States and Italy , a romantic military drama directed by Nannelly Johnson in his script, written based on Bruce Marshall ’s novel The Fair Bride .
| Angel in red | |
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| The angel wore red | |
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| Genre | drama |
| Producer | Nannally Johnson |
| Producer | Goffredo Lombardo |
| Author script | Nannally Johnson Bruce Marshall (novel) |
| In the main cast | Ava Gardner Dirk Bogard |
| Operator | Giuseppe Rotunno |
| Composer | Bronislaw Kaper |
| Film company | MGM Titanus |
| Duration | 99 minutes |
| A country |  USA  Italy |
| Language | |
| Year | 1960 |
| IMDb | ID 0053601 |
The film was released by MGM in collaboration with Titanus, and was produced by Goffredo Lombardo . Dialogs for the Italian version were written by Giorgio Prosperi. The music in the film differs in different versions: in the American version it was written by Bronislaw Kaper , and in the Italian version - Angelo Francesco Lavagnino . The cameraman is Giuseppe Rotunno .
The film is a military drama and tells about the events of the civil war in Spain in the 30s of the XX century . The film shows both anti-fascist and fascist forces. The film describes the fate and tragedy of people caught in the grip of a civil war .
The main roles in this film were played by Ava Gardner , Dirk Bogard , Joseph Cotten , Vittorio de Sica , Aldo Fabrizi and Arnoldo Foa , as well as Nino Castelnuovo and Finley Curry . The film premiered in Italy on April 14, 1960 , and in the United States on September 28 of the same year. You can watch this film for children from 13 years old, but with their parents.
Content
- 1 plot
- 2 Cast
- 3 Other names
- 4 See also
- 5 Links
Story
Spain , 30s of the XX century , civil war . The main character of the film is the priest Arturo Carrera. Initially, he was supposed to join Franco's troops like the whole church. But gradually the worldview of Arturo is changing and he independently abandons his spiritual rank.
Now everyone is hunting the former priest: leftists, anti-fascists, anti-clericals. And he is forced to hide from everyone, moving around the country. During his ordeals, Arturo meets the beautiful prostitute Soledad. They fall in love with each other and continue the journey together. At the end of the film, they are still arrested by anti-Francoists .
Cast
- Ava Gardner - Soledad
- Dirk Bogard - Arturo Carrera
- Joseph Cotten - Hawthorne
- Vittorio de Sica - General Clave
- Aldo Fabrizi - Company
- Arnoldo Foa - rebel commander
- Rosanna Rory - Mercedes
- Enrico Maria Salerno - Captain Botargas
- Finley Curry - Officer
- Franco Castellani - Jose
- Gustavo de Nardo - Major Garcia
- Nino Castelnuovo - Captain Trinidad
- Aldo Pini - Priest
- Robert Bright - Idelfonso's father
- Bob Cunningham - Mac
- Renato Terra
- Leonardo Porzio
Other names
- La sposa bella
- The Angel Wore Red, The Fair Bride
- Angel in red, angel was dressed in red
- L 'ange pourpre
- Glut
- Det blodige spor
- Blodig revolt
- Punainen enkeli
- O angelos me ta kokkina
- El Ángel vestía de rojo
See also
- The film "Sands of Time"
Links
- Angel in Red on the Internet Movie Database
- “Angel in Red” on allmovie