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The Contessa's Secret

The Contessa's Secret

1954•1h 29m•6.0/10
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6.0/10(1)

The lover of an Italian revolutionary offers herself to Napoleon in exchange for her sweetheart's life.

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Production

Taurus Films, Radius Productions

Language

IT

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Yvonne De Carlo

Yvonne De Carlo

La Castiglione - Virginia Oldoini

Georges Marchal

Georges Marchal

Lucio Falengo

Paul Meurisse

Paul Meurisse

L'empereur Napoléon III

Rossano Brazzi

Rossano Brazzi

Le comte de Cavour

Lucienne Legrand

Lucienne Legrand

L'impératrice

Lea Padovani

Lea Padovani

La princesse Mathilde Bonaparte

Georges Lannes

Georges Lannes

Mocquart

Tamara Lees

Tamara Lees

La princesse de Metternich

Claude Boissol

Nigra

Michel Etcheverry

Michel Etcheverry

Pietri

Lisette Lebon

Lisette Lebon

Luisa

Gil Delamare

Gil Delamare

Un conjuré

Guy Cosson

Gino

Pierre Flourens

Monsieur de Nieuwerkerke

Charles Bouillaud

Charles Bouillaud

Masson - un indicateur

Franck Estange

Franck Estange

Pieri

Robert Porte

Robert Porte

Pablo Mazzini

Jo Dest

Jo Dest

Léopold - le grand-duc de Toscane

Jean Sylvain

Un inspecteur

Charles Lemontier

Charles Lemontier

Le directeur de l'Opéra

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