Sicilian Uprising or Sicilian Vespers (Italian: Vespro siciliano) is a 1949 Italian historical drama film directed by Giorgio Pastina and starring Marina Berti, Clara Calamai and Roldano Lupi. The film is set in 1282, showing the events leading up to the War of the Sicilian Vespers. It is based on the libretto of the Verdi opera I vespri siciliani, which was itself based on an earlier play written by Eugène Scribe and Charles Duveyrier.
Cast
Marina Berti as Laura
Clara Calamai as Elena Di Caltabellotta
Roldano Lupi as Giovanni Da Procida
Steve Barclay as Capitaine Drouet
Paul Muller as Duke de Saint-Rémy, Governor of Palermo
Ermanno Randi as Ruggero
Aldo Silvani as Abbot of Santo Spirito
Carlo Tamberlani as Tommaso
Aroldo Tieri as Folco
Gabriele Ferzetti
Gianni Glori
Felice Minotti
References
Bibliography
Gesù, Sebastiano. La Sicilia e il cinema. Giuseppe Maimone, 1993. Aroldo Tieri e il Cinema. Pellegrini Editore, 2007.