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The Knight of St. mark
Plot
During the Renaissance a young Venetian Patriot, Daniele Orsenigo, is on his way to deliver a very important document to the carbonari of Parma, during the trip stop at an Inn where he meets a fascinating woman who once seduced Orsenigo, subtracts the document and disappears.
The document was found by police the next day on the brother of Daniel, who is sentenced to death. Orsenigo flees, attempting to return to Venice, chased by the austro-Hungarian police, which it considers a conspirator.Back in his hometown, the young man discovers that the woman he fell in love with and who had embezzled the envelope is the daughter of the Governor of Venice.
The woman will try to help the young man, who had come to the bedside of his father. Now on his deathbed, he reveals to his son to be the "Knight of St. mark," leading figure of the Venetian Patriots against the oppressor austro-Hungarian Empire. That role, after his father's death, will be taken over by his son.
Film notes
Country of origin: Italy
Year: 1939
Duration: 75 min
Color: Black/White
Audio: Sound
Kind: Drama, History
Director: Gennaro Righelli
Subject: Alessandro De Stefani
Screenplay: Edoardo Anton, Renato Castellani, Alessandro De Stefani
Manufacturer: Renato Cogliati Dezza
Studio: Juventus Movie
Distribution: Associated Artists
Photograph: Domenico Scala
Editing: Gennaro Righelli
Music: Cesare A. Bixio, Franco Casavola
Art Director: Alfredo Malik
Costume Design: Gino Carlo Sahar
Makeup: Archangel Aversa
Actors
Mario Ferrari
Paola Dria
Laura Nucci
Romolo Costa
Sandro Ruffini
Renato Cialente
Vanna Vanni
Augusto Di Giovanni
Michele Malaspina