Le avventure di Mandrin (1951)

Directed by

Mario Soldati

Genre

adventure film

Country

France, Italy

Runtime

1h 35m

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An 18th century French adventurer gets into daring escapades involving a noblewoman and the authorities. The story follows his romantic and rebellious exploits.

swashbucklingromanticlight-heartedfast-pacedold-fashionedadventurousdramatichistorical

What happens

The Adventures of Mandrin (Italian: Le Avventure di Mandrin) is a 1952 French-Italian historical adventure film directed by Mario Soldati and starring Raf Vallone, Silvana Pampanini and Jacques Castelot. It was released under a variety of alternative titles including Don Juan's Night of Love in America and The Affair of Madame Pompadour in Britain. The film's sets were designed by the art director Guido Fiorini. It was shot at the Farnesina Studios of Titanus in Rome. On its release it earned around 194 million lira at the Italian box office. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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