| Luisa Sanfelice | |
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| Directed by | Leo Menardi |
| Written by | Alexandre Dumas (novel) Franco Riganti Vittorio Mussolini Gherardo Gherardi Luigi Chiarelli Leo Menardi |
| Starring | Laura Solari Massimo Serato Osvaldo Valenti Carlo Ninchi |
| Cinematography | Piero Portalupi Václav Vích |
| Edited by | Fernando Tropea |
| Music by | Renzo Rossellini |
Production company | Alleanza Cinematografica Italiana |
| Distributed by | Alleanza Cinematografica Italiana |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Luisa Sanfelice is a 1942 Italian historical drama film directed by Leo Menardi and starring Laura Solari, Massimo Serato and Osvaldo Valenti.[1] The film is an adaptation of a novel by Alexandre Dumas based on the story of Luisa Sanfelice (1764-1800) an Italian aristocrat executed in Naples by Ferdinand I for supporting a Republican attempt to overthrow him during the French Revolutionary Wars. Horatio Nelson and Lady Hamilton both feature prominently.
It was made at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. One of the film's screenwriters was Vittorio Mussolini, the son of dictator Benito Mussolini, who was heavily involved in the Italian film industry. The film's sets were designed by Virgilio Marchi.