The Charterhouse of Parma (1948)
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.
- Released
- 1948-02-21
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Runtime
- 170 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Christian-Jaque, Pierre Jarry, Christian-Jaque, Pierre Véry
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 from 21 votes
Cast
- Gérard Philipe as le marquis Fabrice Del Dong
- Renée Faure as Clelia Conti
- María Casares as la duchesse Gina de San Severina
- Louis Salou as le prince Ernest IV
- Louis Seigner as Grillo - le gardien de la Tour Farnese
- Tullio Carminati as Le comte Mosca, le premier ministre
- Lucien Coëdel as Rassi, le chef de la police (as Lucien Coedel)
- Aldo Silvani as Le général Conti, gouverneur de la prison de Parme
- Maria Michi as Marietta
- Claudio Gora as Le marquis Crescenzi
- Mario Gallina as L'aubergiste
- Albert Rémy