Private Angelo (film)
Private Angelo is a 1949 British comedy war film directed by Michael Anderson and Peter Ustinov and starring Ustinov, Godfrey Tearle, María Denis and Marjorie Rhodes.[2] It depicts the misadventures of a soldier in the Italian Army during the Second World War. It was adapted from the novel Private Angelo by Eric Linklater. The film's costumes were designed by Ustinov's mother Nadia Benois.
| Private Angelo | |
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| Directed by | Michael Anderson Peter Ustinov |
| Produced by | Michael Anderson Peter Ustinov |
| Written by | Michael Anderson Peter Ustinov Eric Linklater (novel) |
| Starring | Peter Ustinov Godfrey Tearle María Denis Marjorie Rhodes James Robertson Justice |
| Music by | Vittorio Pirone (musical director) Società Filarmonica di Trequanda (played by) |
| Cinematography | Erwin Hillier |
| Edited by | Charles Hasse |
| Distributed by | Associated British-Pathé |
Release date | 1949 |
Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | £89,980 (UK)[1] |
A number of scenes in the film were filmed in the Italian village of Trequanda in the Province of Siena.
Cast
- Peter Ustinov - Private Angelo
- Godfrey Tearle - Count Piccologrando
- María Denis - Lucrezia
- Marjorie Rhodes - Countess
- James Robertson Justice - Feste
- Moyna Macgill - Marchesa Dolce
- Robin Bailey - Simon Telfer
- Harry Locke - Corporal Trivet
- Bill Shine - Colonel Michael
- John Harvey - Corporal McCunn
- Diana Graves - Lucia
References
- Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p490
- "Private Angelo (1949)". BFI.
Nicol, Christopher (2012) "Eric Linklater's Private Angelo and The Dark of Summer". Glasgow: ASLS ISBN 978-1906841119
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