The Gay Swordsman

The Gay Swordsman (Italian: Il figlio di d'Artagnan) is a 1950 Italian historical adventure film directed by Riccardo Freda and starring Carlo Ninchi, Gianna Maria Canale and Franca Marzi.[2]

The Gay Swordsman
French film poster
Directed byRiccardo Freda
Produced by
Screenplay byRiccardo Freda[1]
Story byRiccardo Freda[1]
Starring
Music byCarlo Jachino[1]
CinematographySergio Pesce[1]
Edited byRenato Cinquini[1]
Production
company
Augustus Film[1]
Distributed byAugust Film (Italy)
Release date
  • 8 March 1950 (1950-03-08) (Italy)
Running time
N/Aa
CountryItaly[1]

Synopsis

The son of d'Artagnan, the hero of The Three Musketeers, does not wish to follow in his father's footsteps and retires to a monastery. However, when a crime is committed in front of him he feels compelled to become involved.

Cast

Release

The Gay Swordsman was distributed theatrically in Italy by August Film on March 8, 1950.[1] The film grossed a total of 201,000,000 Italian lire domestically.[1]

The film was picked up for distribution overseas, with an article in the Los Angeles Times from November 1950 stating that Sol Lesser's company Principal Pictures International was going to import the film under the title of The Son of D'Artagnan.[3]The film was only released in late 1953 in the United States on the bottom end of double bills with the title The Gay Swordsman.[1]

Notes
  • ^ aOfficial ministry papers list the running time of the film as 102 minutes.[1] Curti has described this as "highly unlikely", and stated the copy avilabale at the Spanish filmoteca ran at 86 minutes and had no signs of cuts.[1]

References
  1. Curti 2017, p. 307.
  2. Testa, p. 7.
  3. Curti 2017, p. 81.

Bibliography
  • Curti, Roberto (2017). Riccardo Freda: The Life and Works of a Born Filmmaker. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476628387.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Testa, Carlo (2002). Italian Cinema and Modern European Literatures, 1945-2000. Greenwood Publishing Group.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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