Knights of the Desert (film)

Knights of the Desert
Knights of the Desert
Directed by	Gino Talamo ; Osvaldo Valenti
Written by	Emilio Salgari (novel) ; Vittorio Mussolini ; Federico Fellini
Starring	Osvaldo Valenti ; Luisa Ferida ; Luigi Pavese ; Guido Celano
Cinematography	Angelo Jannarelli
Music by	Renzo Rossellini
Production; company	Alleanza Cinematografica Italiana
Release date	1942;
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Knights of the Desert (Italian:I cavalieri del deserto) is a 1942 Italian adventure film directed by Gino Talamo and Osvaldo Valenti. It starred Valenti, Luisa Ferida and Luigi Pavese.^[1] The film was based on a novel by Emilio Salgari with a screenplay by Federico Fellini and Vittorio Mussolini, the son of Italy's dictator Benito Mussolini. It was produced by the Rome-based ACI which was run by Vittorio Mussolini. Valenti and Ferida were romantically linked, and co-starred in several films together.

The film was shot on location in Libya, before the North African Campaign turned decisively against Italy and its Allies. Fellini may have directed some of the Libyan scenes after Gino Talamo was injured in a car accident.^[2] The film was ultimately never released due to the defeats suffered in Libya, which meant its plot was now a potential embarrassment to the regime.

Cast

References

^ Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. p.708
^ Kezich, Tullio. Federico Fellini: His Life and Work. I.B.Tauris, 2007. p.70

External links

Knights of the Desert at IMDb

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[1] Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. p.708

[2] Kezich, Tullio. Federico Fellini: His Life and Work. I.B.Tauris, 2007. p.70

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