The Black Duke

The Black Duke
Directed by	Pino Mercanti
Written by	Mario Amendola
Starring	Cameron Mitchell Maria Grazia Spina
Cinematography	Antonio Macasoli
Music by	Giorgio Fabor
Release date	1963 (1963)
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

The Black Duke (Italian : Il duca nero) is a 1963 Italian historical adventure film directed by Pino Mercanti. ^[1]

Plot

The domain of the cruel Cesare Borgia is opposed by Caterina Sforza, who gives the assignment to the beautiful Geneva to assassinate him. But Geneva and Cesare fall in love.

Cast

• Cameron Mitchell as Cesare Borgia ^[2]
• Maria Grazia Spina as Ginevra
• Conrado San Martín as Riccardo Brancaleone
• Franco Fantasia as Veniero
• Gloria Osuna as Lucrezia Borgia
• Manuel Castineiras as Tancredi
• Dina De Santis as Lavinia Serpieri
• Gloria Milland as Caterina Sforza ^[3]
• Giovanni Vari as Morialdo
• Giulio Maculani as Giulio
• Nino Persello as Tito Serpieri
• Silvio Bagolini as Serafino
• Piero Gerlini as Gabino

References

1. Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia; Mario Pecorari (1991). Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 1992. ISBN   8876055932.
2. Aaker, Everett (25 May 2017). Television Western Players, 1960-1975: A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland. p. 304. ISBN   978-1476662503 . Retrieved 28 June 2020.
3. Willis, John (1966). Screen World. Biblo & Tannen Publishers. p. 212. ISBN   0819603074 . Retrieved 28 June 2020.

External links

• The Black Duke at IMDb