The Vow (1950 film)

The Vow (Italian: Il voto) is a 1950 Italian melodrama film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Doris Duranti, Giorgio De Lullo and Maria Grazia Francia.^[2] It is based on a play of the same title by Salvatore Di Giacomo.^[3] Future star Sophia Loren played a small, uncredited role. It was shot at the Scalera Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Filippone.

The Vow
Directed by	Mario Bonnard
Written by	Mario Bonnard
Based on	The Vow 188 play by Salvatore Di Giacomo[1]
Produced by	Angelo Iacono
Starring	Doris Duranti Giorgio De Lullo Maria Grazia Francia
Cinematography	Tonino Delli Colli
Edited by	Gino Talamo
Music by	Giulio Bonnard
Production company	Ara Film
Distributed by	Indipendenti Regionali
Release date	30 September 1950 (1950-09-30)
Running time	94 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Plot

During the absence of her husband, who left for a fishing cruise in the seas of China, Carmela falls under the spell of Vito, a young fisherman.

Cast

Scene from the film with Maria Grazia Francia.

• Doris Duranti as Carmela
• Giorgio De Lullo as Vito
• Maria Grazia Francia as Cristina
• Roberto Murolo as Gennaro
• Enrico Glori as Lo sfruttatore
• Bella Starace Sainati as Donna Rosa
• Leopoldo Valenti as Pasquale
• Liana Billi as Nunziata
• Lia Thomas as Assunta
• Agnese Dubbini as Amalia
• Armando Guarnieri as Il brigadiere
• Arturo Stefanelli as Il barbiere
• Arturo Gigliati as L'acquaiolo
• Maria Perrella as Donna Concetta
• Tina Pica as La maligna
• Sophia Loren as A commoner at the Piedigrotta festival