Movie: The Charterhouse of Parma

Top 10 Billed Cast

Gérard Philipe
Gérard Philipe

le marquis Fabrice Del Dong

Renée Faure
Renée Faure

Clelia Conti

María Casares
María Casares

la duchesse Gina de San Severina

Louis Salou
Louis Salou

le prince Ernest IV

Louis Seigner
Louis Seigner

Grillo - le gardien de la Tour Farnese

Tullio Carminati
Tullio Carminati

Le comte Mosca, le premier ministre

Lucien Coëdel
Lucien Coëdel

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

Aldo Silvani
Aldo Silvani

Le général Conti, gouverneur de la prison de Parme

Maria Michi
Maria Michi

Marietta

Claudio Gora
Claudio Gora

Le marquis Crescenzi

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    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.

  • Release Date

    1948-02-21

  • Average

    6.3

  • Rating:

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    FrançaisItaliano

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