Four Red Roses

Four Red Roses (Italian: Quattro rose rosse) is a 1952 Italian historical melodrama film directed by Nunzio Malasomma and starring Olga Villi, Jean-Claude Pascal and Fosco Giachetti.^[1] A melodrama, it is set during the early years of the twentieth century.

Four Red Roses
Film poster
Directed by	Nunzio Malasomma
Written by	Franco Bondioli Gaspare Cataldo Nunzio Malasomma
Produced by	Nino Angioletti
Starring	Olga Villi Jean-Claude Pascal Fosco Giachetti
Cinematography	Mario Craveri
Edited by	Gabriele Varriale
Music by	Ezio Carabella
Production company	Cinematografica Distributori Indipendenti
Distributed by	Cinematografica Distributori Indipendenti
Release date	February 1952 (1952-02)
Running time	99 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

The film's sets were designed by the art directors Piero Filippone and Mario Rappini. It earned around 136 million lira at the box office.^[1]

Plot

In the early years of the twentieth century, during horse racing, a banker fails to conquer a model spotted by an already engaged boy and, in revenge, he makes the latter believe that he has conquered her and warns his girlfriend of her betrayal. The young man is challenged to a duel by her brother, but before the fight he manages to obtain evidence (which will later prove to be bogus) of the woman's betrayal. Several years later, the protagonists will meet again; when all things seem to be smoothed out, the banker's sudden jealousy sets off tragedy.^[2]

Main cast

• Olga Villi as Luisa
• Jean-Claude Pascal as Pietro Leandri
• Fosco Giachetti as Antonio Berti
• Valerie Darc as Colette
• Aldo Nicodemi as Massimo, fratello di Luisa
• Bianca Maria Fusari as Carla
• Carlo Ninchi as Gustavo Leandri
• Margherita Bagni as Signora Tonelli