Strange Deception (1951)
Il Cristo proibito (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 39min
- Drama, Mystery
- 03 May 1953 (USA)
- Movie
Back in his village, former war prisoner Bruno Baldi is dead set on avenging his brother who has been shot by a German firing squad after being given away by a villager. But nobody wants to give him the name of the culprit. At long last,...
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- 2 wins & 1 nomination.
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Cast
Raf Vallone | ... |
Bruno Baldi
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Rina Morelli | ... |
La madre di Bruno
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Alain Cuny | ... |
Mastro Antonio
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Anna Maria Ferrero | ... |
Maria
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Elena Varzi | ... |
Nella
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Gino Cervi | ... |
L'eremita
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Ernesta Rosmino | ... |
Assunta
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Philippe Lemaire | ... |
Pinin
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Luigi Tosi | ... |
Andrea
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Gualtiero Tumiati | ... |
Il padre di Bruno
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Mario Besesti | ... |
Il narratore (uncredited)
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Lianella Carell | ... |
(uncredited)
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Gabriele Ferzetti | ... |
(uncredited)
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Giulia Sabatini | ... |
Apparizione (uncredited)
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Directed by
Curzio Malaparte | ... | (novel) |
Written by
Curzio Malaparte | ... | () |
Produced by
Eugenio Fontana | ... | producer |
Music by
Curzio Malaparte |
Cinematography by
Gábor Pogány |
Editing by
Giancarlo Cappelli | ... | (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
Léonidas Maroulis |
Costume Design by
Orféo Tamburi |
Makeup Department
Maria Angelici | ... | hair stylist |
Euclide Santoli | ... | makeup artist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Antonello Falqui | ... | assistant director |
Paolo Heusch | ... | assistant director |
Umberto Scarpelli | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
Fernando Filoni | ... | property master |
Sound Department
Venanzio Biraschi | ... | sound recordist |
Camera and Electrical Department
Bianco Bernardini | ... | assistant camera |
Osvaldo Civirani | ... | still photographer |
Giuseppe Fiori | ... | camera operator |
Gastone Ortensi | ... | lighting technician |
Music Department
Ugo Giacomozzi | ... | musical director |
Curzio Malaparte | ... | arranger |
Script and Continuity Department
Gigliola Rosmino | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
Emilio Cigoli | ... | voice dubbing: Raf Vallone (uncredited) |
Dhia Cristiani | ... | voice dubbing: Elena Varzi (uncredited) |
Pino Locchi | ... | voice dubbing: Philippe Lemaire (uncredited) |
Giulio Panicali | ... | voice dubbing: Luigi Tosi (uncredited) |
Sandro Ruffini | ... | voice dubbing: Alain Cuny (uncredited) |
Aldo Silvani | ... | voice dubbing: Gualtiero Tumiati (uncredited) |
Vinicio Sofia | ... | voice dubbing (uncredited) |
Production Companies
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- Minerva Film (1951) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Omnium International du Film (1951) (France) (theatrical)
- Cine Europa-Paradise Film Exchange (1952) (Canada) (theatrical) (Italian Language)
- Casino Film Exchange (1953) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Mondial Films (1961) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
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Plot Summary |
Back in his village, former war prisoner Bruno Baldi is dead set on avenging his brother who has been shot by a German firing squad after being given away by a villager. But nobody wants to give him the name of the culprit. At long last, Antonio, a joiner, reveals the informer but this comes at a cost. Written by Guy Bellinger |
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Taglines | Man of Vengeance...and Woman of Shame! See more » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | Italian censorship visa #9499 dated 10 March 1951. See more » |