Il Fornaretto di Venezia

For the 1939 film, see The Fornaretto of Venice.

Il Fornaretto di Venezia (US TV title: The Scapegoat, French title Le Petit Boulanger de Venise or, alternatively, Le Procès des Doges — as seen on the poster)^[1][2] is a 1963 Italian-French^[3] drama film directed by Duccio Tessari who co-wrote the screenplay with Marcello Fondato, based on a novel by Francesco Dall'Ongaro.

Il Fornaretto di Venezia
French film poster
Directed by	Duccio Tessari
Written by	Duccio Tessari Marcello Fondato
Starring	Michèle Morgan Enrico Maria Salerno Sylva Koscina Jacques Perrin Stefania Sandrelli
Cinematography	Carlo Carlini
Edited by	Franco Fraticelli Solange Moret
Music by	Armando Trovajoli
Production companies	Lux Film Ultra Film Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont
Distributed by	Gaumont Distribution
Release date	24 August 1963 (1963-08-24)
Running time	110 minutes
Countries	Italy France
Language	Italian

Plot

It tells the story of 16th century Venice where a young worker is sentenced to death on the suspicion of attacking a noble.

Cast

• Jacques Perrin as Pietro, il fornaretto
• Michèle Morgan as Princess Sofia
• Enrico Maria Salerno as Lorenzo Barbo
• Sylva Koscina as Clemenza, Barbo's Wife
• Stefania Sandrelli as Anella
• Gastone Moschin as Consigliere Garzone
• Fred Williams as Alvise
• Mario Brega
• Renato Terra