I cavalieri dalle maschere nere (1948)

Original title

I cavalieri dalle maschere nere (I beati paoli)

Directed by

Pino Mercanti

Genre

adventure film

Country

Italy

Runtime

1h 55m

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A secret society of hooded knights fights against injustice in 18th century Sicily. A nobleman and a woman get caught up in their plots.

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What happens

I cavalieri dalle maschere nere (I Beati Paoli) (also known as The Knights of the Black Masks and The Sect of the Hooded) is a 1948 Italian adventure film directed by Pino Mercanti and starring Otello Toso and Lea Padovani. It is loosely based on the novel I Beati Paoli written by Luigi Natoli. The film grossed over 100 million lire at the Italian box office. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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