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l'ambasciatore (1936)

Original title: l' ambasciatore
Production: Italy|89 min| black and white|
Comedy, Equivocations, Political
the spanish ambassador is sent to the court of the grand duke of modena to conclude the marriage between the infanta cristina and duke paolo, nephew and heir to the throne. however, the king of saxony also sent his ambassador to combine the marriage between the same young duke and the princess. while the two ambassadors fight with the most subtle and subtle weapons of diplomacy, the daughter of the spanish ambassador loves, in return, the knight of st. elmo, even if opposed by her father. between intrigues, misunderstandings and subtle skirmishes, things get complicated but it will be the young knight who unravels the skein, convincing the spanish ambassador to grant him his daughter's hand, after the revelation that the duke is already married.

Direction

Francesco Pasinettiaiuto regista

Production and Screenplay

Raffaello MatarazzoRaffaello Matarazzosceneggiatore
Francesco Pasinettisceneggiatore
Baldassarre NegroniBaldassarre Negroniproduttore
Roberto Zerbonisceneggiatore

Characters and Interpreters

ambasciatore di Sassonia
Enzo BiliottiEnzo Biliotti(età:49)
marchesa di Savignano
Leda GloriaLeda Gloria(età:24)
Isabella DeQuevedeo
Luisa FeridaLuisa Ferida(età:22)
cavalier Lelio di Sant'Elmo
don Miguel, ambasciatore di Spagna
Paolo, duca
Romolo CostaRomolo Costa(età:39)
achille majeroni
granduca di Modena
segretario del duca
Vasco CretiVasco Creti(età:62)
oreste bilancia
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Tina LattanziTina Lattanzi(età:34)
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Nadja TillerNadja Tiller(età:7)
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Technical staff

Raimondo VanrielRaimondo Vanrieltruccatore
ManClemente Santonioperatore
Otello MartelliOtello Martellidirettore della fotografia
Carlo José Bassolidirettore di produzione
Pietro Sassolimusiche
Gilberto Bertocchimontatore
Enzo Lizzaniscenografo
ManGino Carlo sensanicostumista
Domenico Sanzonescenografo