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The White Warrior
Directed by Riccardo Freda
Screenplay by
Based on Hadji Murat
by Leo Tolstoy
Produced byMario Zama [1]
Starring
Cinematography Mario Bava [1]
Edited byRiccardo Freda [1]
Music by Roberto Nicolosi [1]
Production
companies
  • Majestic Films
  • Lovcen Film [1]
Distributed by Warner Bros
Release date
  • 21 June 1959 (1959-06-21) (Italy)
Running time
95 minutes [1]
Countries
  • Italy
  • Yugoslavia [1]

The White Warrior ( Italian: Agi Murad, il diavolo bianco, lit. 'Hadji Murad, The White Devil') is a 1959 adventure film directed by Riccardo Freda. It is loosely based on Lev Tolstoy's posthumously published 1912 novel Hadji Murat. [2]

Cast

Production

During the filming of parts of the final showdown, Alan Steel doubled Steve Reeves. [3]

Release

The White Warrior was released in Italy on 21 June 1959 where it was distributed by Lux Film. [1] The film grossed a total of 483,160,000 Italian lire domestically. [1]

See also

References

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Curti 2017, p. 314.
  2. ^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano - I film. Gremese Editore, 1991.
  3. ^ Hughes, Howard (2011). Cinema Italiano - The Complete Guide From Classics To Cult. London - New York: I.B.Tauris. p. 33. ISBN  978-1-84885-608-0.

Sources

  • Curti, Roberto (2017). Riccardo Freda: The Life and Works of a Born Filmmaker. McFarland. ISBN  978-1476628387.
  • Minutella, Vincenza (2013). Reclaiming Romeo and Juliet: Italian Translations for Page, Stage and Screen. Rodopi. ISBN  978-9042037342.

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