The Counterfeiters (1951 film)

Produced byNazareno GalloStarringFosco Giachetti
Doris Duranti
Erno CrisaCinematographyDomenico ScalaEdited byMario SerandreiMusic byCarlo RustichelliDistributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer 90 minutesCountryItalyLanguageItalian

The Counterfeiters (Italian: I falsari) is a 1951 Italian crime film directed by Franco Rossi and starring Fosco Giachetti, Doris Duranti and Erno Crisa.^[1] It marked the directorial debut of Rossi. The film's sets and costumes were designed by the art director Gaia Romanini. It was distributed by the Italian subsidiary of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Plot

Police inspector Moroni pretends to be a traveling salesman to unmask a gang of counterfeiters. Thus begins his investigations, which together with an anonymous letter lead him to investigate in the city of Naples.^[2]

Cast

• Fosco Giachetti as Moroni
• Doris Duranti as Teresa
• Erno Crisa as Pietro
• Lianella Carell as Lucia
• Saro Urzì as Commissioner
• Mario Angelotti as Nicola
• Gabriele Ferzetti as Dario
• Nerio Bernardi as Maggiori
• Attilio Dottesio as Carlo Farina
• Agostino Salvietti as Il venditore di libri usati
• Mario Terribile as Prospero Marias
• Ida Bracci Dorati as Maria Cinelli
• Leopoldo Trieste as Il brigadiere Caputo
• Michele Malaspina as L'sspettore della finanza
• Roberto Murolo as Singer

References

Bibliography

• Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. Dizionario del cinema italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959. Gremese Editore, 1991.

External links

• I Falsari at IMDb