The_Legend_of_the_Piave_(film)

<i>The Legend of the Piave</i> (film)

The Legend of the Piave (film)

1952 film

The Legend of the Piave (Italian: La leggenda del piave) is a 1952 Italian war melodrama film directed by Riccardo Freda and starring Gianna Maria Canale, Carlo Giustini and Renato Baldini.[1] It takes its name from the 1918 patriotic song of the same name, although there is little connection between the song's lyrics and the plot of the film.[2] It was filmed over four weeks, mostly at the Titanus Studios in Rome.[3] The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfredo Montori.

Quick Facts The Legend of the Piave, Directed by ...

Synopsis

During the First World War, countess Giovanna Dolfin discovers that her husband the count is in fact an opportunist who has only enlisted in the Italian Army in order to carry out black market activities. She plans to leave him but he ultimately redeems himself following the disastrous Battle of Caporetto and the subsequent fighting on the Piave River, where he is badly wounded.

Cast

References

  1. [1]
    Curti p.94-98
  2. [2]
    Curti p.95
  3. [3]
    Curti p.96

Bibliography

  • Curti, Roberto. Riccardo Freda: The Life and Works of a Born Filmmaker. McFarland, 2017.


Stub icon

This article related to an Italian film of the 1950s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article The_Legend_of_the_Piave_(film), and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.