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The Lion of Damascus (Italian: Il leone di Damasco) is a 1942 Italian-Spanish historical adventure film directed by Corrado D'Errico and Enrico Guazzoni and starring Carla Candiani, Doris Duranti and Carlo Ninchi. It is based on the 1910 novel of the same title by Emilio Salgari and is a sequel to the film Captain Tempest released earlier the same year. It was shot at the Scalera Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Gustav Abel and Amleto Bonetti. The film was begun under the direction of D'Errico but completed by Guazzoni following his death. A separate Spanish-language version El león de Damasco was also produced.




Synopsis


In 1571 during the Ottoman–Venetian War, an Allied fleet is sailing to relieve besieged city of Famagusta. Its commander's young son is kidnapped and will only be freed if the city surrenders. A Turkish captain, known as the Lion of Damascus - is disgusted by this and changes sides and assists the rescue of the child. The allies win a major victory at the
Battle of Lepanto.




Cast


Carla Candiani as Leonora Bragadin - Capitan Tempesta
Doris Duranti as Haradia
Carlo Ninchi as Moulia El Kader - Il 'leone di Damasco'
Dina Sassoli as Suleika
Adriano Rimoldi as Marcello Corner
Erminio Spalla as El Kadur
Nicolás D. Perchicot as Alì Pascià
Annibale Betrone as Marcantonio Bragadin
Carlo Duse as Methioub
Giulio Battiferri as Mustafà
Rafael Rivelles as Lachinsky
Pina Piovani as Una schiava di Haradia




References






Bibliography


Curti, Roberto. Riccardo Freda: The Life and Works of a Born Filmmaker. McFarland, 2017.
De Pau, Daniela & Torello, Georgina (ed.) Watching Pages, Reading Pictures: Cinema and Modern Literature in Italy. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2008.




External links


The Lion of Damascus at IMDb

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