Pact with the Devil

Overview

The title of this Italian melodrama translates to Pact with the Devil. However, His Satanic Majesty does not appear in the film. Rather, this expensively produced period piece is more along the lines of Romeo and Juliet, with young love threatened by warring families. In his first Italian film, Hollywood veteran Eduardo Cianelli goes through his usual villainous paces as the scheming father of the male lead (Jacques Francois). The most fascinating performance is rendered by Umberto Spadaro, as the village idiot, or is he? Patto col Diavolo makes the most of the visual dynamics of Italy's mountainous Calabrian region.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 11, 1950

Original language

Italian

Spoken languages

Italian

Countries

Italy

Production

ENIC

Cast

Anne Vernon,Jacques François,Fiore Davanzati,Oreste Fares,Alfredo Robert,Checco Rissone,Guido Celano,Isa Miranda,Luigi Tosi,Umberto Spadaroand 9 more

Director

Luigi Chiarini

Writer

Corrado Alvaro,Luigi Chiarini,Mario Serandrei,Sergio Amidei,Suso Cecchi d'Amico,Carlo Mazzoni

Producer

Alberto Salvatori

Cinematography

Mario Montuori

Music

Achille Longo

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0041739