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The Bandit of Tacca Del Lupo
The Bandit of Tacca Del Lupo
Directed by	Pietro Germi
Written by	Federico Fellini; Pietro Germi; Tullio Pinelli;
Story by	Riccardo Bacchelli
Cinematography	Leonida Barboni
Edited by	Rolando Benedetti
Music by	Carlo Rustichelli
Release date	1954
Language	Italian

The Bandit of Tacca Del Lupo ( Italian: Il brigante di Tacca del Lupo) is a 1952 Italian historical drama film directed by Pietro Germi.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Plot

In 1863 a company of Bersaglieri commanded by Captain Giordani, as part of the repression of banditry, was charged with freeing the area of Melfi, by a band whose command was an individual nicknamed Raffa Raffa, faithful to the Bourbons. Captain Giordani is determined to use the most energetic and quick means in the fight, while the Siceli commissioner, who came from Foggia to support the Bersaglieri, prefers cunning and tries to avoid the use of force. After various vicissitudes, the Bersaglieri will be able to storm Raffaele's hiding place Raffa who will be killed in a final battle by Carmine, husband of a woman named Zitamaria, who arrived on the spot in order to avenge the shame of the sexual violence suffered by his wife at the hands of the brigand.^[4]

Cast

Amedeo Nazzari as Giordani, Bersaglieri Captain
Cosetta Greco as Zitamaria
Saro Urzì as Police Commissioner Francesco Siceli
Fausto Tozzi as Lt. Magistrelli
Aldo Bufi Landi as Lt. Righi
Vincenzo Musolino as Carmine
Oreste Romoli as Raffa Raffa
Oscar Andriani as The General
Alfredo Bini as De Giustino
Amedeo Trilli as Sgt. Trilli

References

^ Orio Caldiron. Pietro Germi. La frontiera e la legge. Bulzoni, 2004. ISBN 978-88-8319-904-2.
^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 978-88-7605-548-5.
^ Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 978-88-6073-626-0.
^ "Il brigante di tacca del lupo". Cinematografo (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-05-02.

External links

The Bandit of Tacca Del Lupo at IMDb

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[caldiron-1] Orio Caldiron. Pietro Germi. La frontiera e la legge. Bulzoni, 2004. ISBN 978-88-8319-904-2.

[dict-2] Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 978-88-7605-548-5.

[mereghetti-3] Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 978-88-6073-626-0.

[4] "Il brigante di tacca del lupo". Cinematografo (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-05-02.

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