The Blind Woman of Sorrento (1953)

7.5/10 • 93 min • Drama

Overview

In 19th-century Naples, Doctor Pisani is a patriot unjustly accused of having killed a marquise. He does not want to betray the cause and allows himself to be executed. Ten years later, his son Oliviero, who becomes an ophthalmologist, uncovers the truth and wants to marry Béatrice, the Marquise's daughter, who became blind during the assault on her mother's castle by revolutionary patriots.

Cast

Antonella Lualdi

Marchioness Beatrice of Rionero

Paul Campbell

Oliviero Dupré aka Oliviero Pisani

Marilyn Buferd

Marquise Alvina di Rionero

Charles Fawcett

Marquis Giuliano di Rionero

Corrado Annicelli

Doctor Andrea Pisani

Paul Müller

Carlo Basileo

Giovanni Onorato

The Conspirator with big moustaches

Giuliano Montaldo

Don Pietro Lisandrini

Sergio Bergonzelli

The young Conspirator

Mirko Baiocchi

Piano Player (uncredited)

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