The White Warrior
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Directed by | Riccardo Freda |
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Based on | Hadji Murat by Leo Tolstoy |
Produced by | Mario Zama[1] |
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Cinematography | Mario Bava[1] |
Edited by | Riccardo Freda[1] |
Music by | Roberto Nicolosi[1] |
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Distributed by | Warner Bros |
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Running time | 95 minutes[1] |
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The White Warrior (Italian: Agi Murad, il diavolo bianco, lit. 'Hadji Murad, The White Devil') is a 1959 adventure film directed by Riccardo Freda. It is loosely based on Lev Tolstoy's posthumously published 1912 novel Hadji Murat.[2]
Cast
[edit]- Steve Reeves: Agi Murad, the "White Warrior"
- Giorgia Moll: Sultanet
- Scilla Gabel: Princess Maria Vorontsova
- Renato Baldini: Ahmed Khan
- Gérard Herter: Prince Sergei
- Milivoje Živanović: Tsar Nicholas I
Production
[edit]During the filming of parts of the final showdown, Alan Steel doubled Steve Reeves.[3]
Release
[edit]The White Warrior was released in Italy on 21 June 1959 where it was distributed by Lux Film.[1] The film grossed a total of 483,160,000 Italian lire domestically.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Footnotes
[edit]Sources
[edit]- Curti, Roberto (2017). Riccardo Freda: The Life and Works of a Born Filmmaker. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476628387.
- Minutella, Vincenza (2013). Reclaiming Romeo and Juliet: Italian Translations for Page, Stage and Screen. Rodopi. ISBN 978-9042037342.
External links
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