Pact with the Devil

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.

Dirección

Luigi Chiarini

Guion

Suso Cecchi d'Amico

Guion

Luigi Chiarini

Guion

Mario Serandrei

Estado

Estrenada

Estreno

11/01/1950

Idioma original

Italiano