The Man with the Grey Glove (Italian: L'uomo dal guanto grigio) is a 1948 Italian mystery crime film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque and starring Annette Bach, Roldano Lupi and Antonio Centa.[1] Cinematographer Gábor Pogány used a number of camera shots to give the production the feel of a film noir.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Ottavio Scotti. It earned around sixty five million lire at the box office.[3]
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Directed by | Camillo Mastrocinque |
Written by | Camillo Mastrocinque Vittorio Nino Novarese Fulvio Palmieri |
Produced by | Giulio Manenti |
Starring | Annette Bach Roldano Lupi Antonio Centa |
Cinematography | Gábor Pogány |
Edited by | Eraldo Da Roma |
Music by | Ezio Carabella |
Production company | Manenti Film |
Distributed by | Manenti Film Francinex (France) |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
Synopsis
editSet in the art world, a forgery of a famous painting leads on to a series of murders. The chief suspect in the case Anna, a young artist, and her friend Silvio decide to take on the investigation themselves to unmask the real culprit.
Cast
edit- Annette Bach as Anna Gaddi
- Roldano Lupi as Claudio Drago
- Antonio Centa as Max
- Mario Del Monaco as Silvio Martini
- Eros Belloni as Il direttore radio
- Leo Garavaglia as Il medico legale
- Lauro Gazzolo as Il critico d'arte
- Renato Malavasi as Il ministro
- Armando Migliari as Il commissario P.S.
- Zora Piazza as La ballerina
- Pina Piovani as Amalia
- Sandro Ruffini as L'ispettore Pasquini
- Agostino Salvietti as Il custode del museo
- Filippo Scelzo as Tambroni
- Stefano Sibaldi as L'intendente belle arti
- Gualtiero Tumiati as Il pittore Masero
- Gaetano Verna as L'altro intendente
References
editBibliography
edit- Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. Dizionario del cinema italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959. Gremese Editore, 1991.
- Curti, Roberto. Italian Giallo in Film and Television: A Critical History. McFarland, 2022.