The Black Captain

The Black Captain
Directed by	Giorgio Ansoldi Alberto Pozzetti
Written by	Corrado Capparuccia Alberto Consiglio Ettore Maria Margadonna Virgilio Sabel
Produced by	Federico D'Avack Michelangelo Frieri
Starring	Steve Barclay Marina Berti Paul Muller
Cinematography	Mario Albertelli Carlo Montuori
Edited by	Vittorio Solito
Music by	Raffaele Gervasio
Production company	Cooperativa Tecnici Cinematografici
Distributed by	API Film
Release date	15 March 1951 (1951-03-15)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

The Black Captain (Italian: Il capitano nero) is a 1951 Italian historical adventure film directed by Giorgio Ansoldi and Alberto Pozzetti and starring Steve Barclay, Marina Berti and Paul Muller.^[1]

The film's sets were designed by Alfredo Montori. It was shot at the Cinecittà studios in Rome during 1950 but released the following year. It earned around 202 million lira at the domestic box office.^[2]

A swashbuckler set in sixteenth century Italy, it sees Count Marco Adinolfi battling against two rivals.

Cast

• Steve Barclay as Marco Adinolfi
• Marina Berti as Barbara Vivaldi
• Paul Muller as Giuliano
• Marisa Merlini as Lucrezia Adinolfi
• Mario Ferrari as Duca Fabrizzio Di Corvara
• Fedele Gentile as Prospero Venturini
• Andrea Checchi as Fratello Di Marco e Lucrezia
• Roberto Risso as Paolo Adinolfi
• Franca Marzi
• Leo Garavaglia
• Carlo Borelli

Citations

1. Parish p.106
2. Chiti & Poppi p.81

General and cited references

• Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. Dizionario del cinema italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959. Gremese Editore, 1991.
• Parish, Robert. Film Actors Guide. Scarecrow Press, 1977.

External links

• The Black Captain at IMDb