Pact with the Devil

Pact with the Devil (1950)

Patto col diavolo

The title of this Italian melodrama translates to Pact with the Devil. However, His Satanic Majesty does not appear in the film. Rather, this expensively produced period piece is more along the lines of Romeo and Juliet, with young love threatened by warring families. In his first Italian film, Hollywood veteran Eduardo Cianelli goes through his usual villainous paces as the scheming father of the male lead (Jacques Francois). The most fascinating performance is rendered by Umberto Spadaro, as the village idiot, or is he? Patto col Diavolo makes the most of the visual dynamics of Italy's mountainous Calabrian region.

Date of release
1950-01-11
TMDB
8.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 24m
Genres
Drama
Director
Luigi Chiarini

Casting

Interesting facts

Pact with the Devil is a 1950 Italian melodrama film directed by Luigi Chiarini and starring Isa Miranda, Jacques François and Eduardo Ciannelli. Much of the film was shot on location in Calabria in Southern Italy.

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