Four Red Roses

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Four Red Roses
Four Red Roses.jpg
Film poster
Directed by Nunzio Malasomma
Written by
Produced by Nino Angioletti
Starring
Cinematography Mario Craveri
Edited by Gabriele Varriale
Music by Ezio Carabella
Production
company
Cinematografica Distributori Indipendenti
Distributed byCinematografica Distributori Indipendenti
Release date
  • February 1952 (1952-02)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Four Red Roses (Italian: Quattro rose rosse) is a 1952 Italian historical melodrama film directed by Nunzio Malasomma and starring Olga Villi, Jean-Claude Pascal and Fosco Giachetti. [1] A melodrama, it is set during the early years of the twentieth century.

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The film's sets were designed by the art directors Piero Filippone and Mario Rappini. It earned around 136 million lira at the box office. [1]

Plot

In the early years of the twentieth century, during horse racing, a banker fails to conquer a model spotted by an already engaged boy and, in revenge, he makes the latter believe that he has conquered her and warns his girlfriend of her betrayal. The young man is challenged to a duel by her brother, but before the fight he manages to obtain evidence (which will later prove to be bogus) of the woman's betrayal. Several years later, the protagonists will meet again; when all things seem to be smoothed out, the banker's sudden jealousy sets off tragedy. [2]

Main cast

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References

  1. 1 2 Chiti & Poppi 1991, p. 298.
  2. ↑ Malasomma, Nunzio, Quattro rose rosse, Cinematografica Distributori Indipendenti (CDI), retrieved 29 April 2022

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