Women and Brigands

Women and Brigands (Italian: Donne e briganti) is a 1950 French-Italian historical melodrama adventure film directed by Mario Soldati and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Maria Mauban and Jean Chevrier.^[1][2] It is based on the story of the legendary guerrilla fighter Fra Diavolo, who led a major uprising against French forces in Naples during the Napoleonic Wars. In 1953 it was released in a dubbed version in the United States under the alternative title The King's Guerrillas.

ItalianDonne e briganti

Directed byMario Soldati

Written byPierre Lestringuez
Nicola Manzari
Vittorio Nino Novarese
Mario Soldati

Produced byValentino Brosio [it]

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Women and Brigands
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Italian	Donne e briganti
Directed by	Mario Soldati
Written by	Pierre Lestringuez Nicola Manzari Vittorio Nino Novarese Mario Soldati
Produced by	Valentino Brosio [it]
Starring	Amedeo Nazzari Maria Mauban Jean Chevrier
Cinematography	Mario Montuori
Edited by	Mario Serandrei
Music by	Nino Rota
Production company	Lux Film
Distributed by	Lux Film
Release date	3 November 1950 (1950-11-03)
Running time	85 minutes
Countries	France Italy
Language	Italian

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The film was made at the Farnesina Studios in Rome with Location shooting taking place at the Royal Palace of Caserta. The films's sets were designed by the art director Ottavio Scotti. It earned around 206 million lira at the Italian box office.^[3]