The Charterhouse of Parma

The Charterhouse of Parma

170 mins | Drama, Romance | Feb. 21, 1948

This adaptation of Stendhal's timeless masterpiece of French literature tells the tale of Fabrice Del Dongo (Grard Philipe) a young archibishop who gives his heart and soul to romance rather than to the Church creating upheaval in the lives of evergone around him the Countess of Sanseverine (Maria Casares) is but one of the may women who love him. In turn she incurs jealous retributions from those in high places who desire her. For his crimes Fabrice is thrown in Prison where from Crimes Fabrice is thrown in prison where form his lonely window he falls in love with his jailer s daughter and plans a daring escape she however calls his plan insane and takes a vow to the Virgin Mary to never see him again ever if his escape succeeds the Charterhouse of Parma explodes with conflicting desires man s desire form God vs. his desire for romance.

The Charterhouse of Parma

170 mins | Drama, Romance | Feb. 21, 1948

The Charterhouse of Parma
This adaptation of Stendhal's timeless masterpiece of French literature tells the tale of Fabrice Del Dongo (Grard Philipe) a young archibishop who gives his heart and soul to romance rather than to the Church creating upheaval in the lives of evergone around him the Countess of Sanseverine (Maria Casares) is but one of the may women who love him. In turn she incurs jealous retributions from those in high places who desire her. For his crimes Fabrice is thrown in Prison where from Crimes Fabrice is thrown in prison where form his lonely window he falls in love with his jailer s daughter and plans a daring escape she however calls his plan insane and takes a vow to the Virgin Mary to never see him again ever if his escape succeeds the Charterhouse of Parma explodes with conflicting desires man s desire form God vs. his desire for romance.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Excelsa Films, Scalera Film S.p.a., Les Films André Paulvé
Original title La Chartreuse de Parme
Directors Raymond Villette, Christian-Jaque
Writers Pierre Jarry, Stendhal, Christian-Jaque, Pierre Véry

Cast

Gérard Philipe

as le marquis Fabrice Del Dong

Renée Faure

as Clelia Conti

María Casares

as la duchesse Gina de San Severina

Louis Salou

as le prince Ernest IV

Louis Seigner

as Grillo - le gardien de la Tour Farnese

Tullio Carminati

as Le comte Mosca, le premier ministre

Lucien Coëdel

as Rassi, le chef de la police (as Lucien Coedel)

Aldo Silvani

as Le général Conti, gouverneur de la prison de Parme

Maria Michi

as Marietta

Claudio Gora

as Le marquis Crescenzi

Mario Gallina

as L'aubergiste

Nerio Bernardi

as La mari de Fausta (uncredited)

Renato Chiantoni

as Le soldat a la lettre anonyme (uncredited)

Emilio Cigoli

as (uncredited)

Attilio Dottesio

as Ferrante Palla (uncredited)

Claudio Ermelli

as L'espion de Mosca (uncredited)

Enrico Glori

as Gilletti, l'acteur de théâtre (uncredited)

Walter Grant

as (uncredited)

Cosetta Greco

as (uncredited)

Tina Lattanzi

as La princesse Marie-Louise de Bourbon-Parme (uncredited)

Achille Majeroni

as L'évêque (uncredited)

Lina Marengo

as Una signora curiosa (uncredited)

Enzo Musumeci Greco

as (uncredited)

Evelina Paoli

as La grande duchesse (uncredited)

Fernand Rauzéna

as (uncredited)

Laura Redi

as Fausta (uncredited)

Dina Romano

as Manamaccia (uncredited)

Michele Sakara

as (uncredited)

Jone Salinas

as (uncredited)

Ermete Tamberlani

as Le prêtre (uncredited)