The Priest's Hat (1944)

Original title

Il cappello da prete

Directed by

Ferdinando Maria Poggioli

Genre

detective film

Country

Italy

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 19th century Italy, a priest gets caught up in a murder investigation. The film follows the consequences of this crime in a tense and stylized atmosphere.

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What happens

The Priest's Hat (Italian: Il cappello da prete) is a 1944 Italian historical thriller drama film directed by Ferdinando Maria Poggioli and starring Roldano Lupi, Lída Baarová and Luigi Almirante. It is based on the 1887 novel of the same title by Emilio De Marchi. It was shot at Cinecittà Studios with sets designed by the art director Gastone Simonetti. It was shot in the summer of 1943, but its release was delayed to ongoing war events and it only premiered in Rome after the city's liberation by the Allies. It belongs to the movies of the calligrafismo style. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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