Private Angelo (film)

Private Angelo is a 1949 British comedy war film directed by Michael Anderson and Peter Ustinov and starring Ustinov, Godfrey Tearle, María Denis and Marjorie Rhodes.^[3] It depicts the misadventures of a soldier in the Italian Army during the Second World War. It was adapted from the 1946 novel Private Angelo by Eric Linklater. The film's costumes were designed by Ustinov's mother Nadia Benois.

Private Angelo
Australian 1-sheet poster
Directed by	Michael Anderson Peter Ustinov
Written by	Michael Anderson Peter Ustinov
Based on	Private Angelo by Eric Linklater
Produced by	Michael Anderson Peter Ustinov
Starring	Peter Ustinov Godfrey Tearle María Denis Marjorie Rhodes James Robertson Justice
Cinematography	Erwin Hillier
Edited by	Charles Hasse
Music by	Vittorio Pirone
Production company	Pilgrim Pictures
Distributed by	Associated British-Pathé
Release date	6 July 1949 (1949-07-06)
Running time	106 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	£218,713[1]
Box office	£89,980 (UK)[2]

A number of scenes were filmed in the Italian village of Trequanda in the Province of Siena. It also featured music played by the Società Filarmonica di Trequanda. Interiors were shot at Welwyn Studios, with sets designed by the art director John Howell.

Cast

• Peter Ustinov as Private Angelo
• Godfrey Tearle as Count Piccologrando
• María Denis as Lucrezia
• Marjorie Rhodes as Countess
• James Robertson Justice as Feste
• Moyna Macgill as Marchesa Dolce
• Robin Bailey as Simon Telfer
• Harry Locke as Corporal Trivet
• Bill Shine as Colonel Michael
• John Harvey as Corporal McCunn
• Diana Graves as Lucia

Reception

As of 1 April 1950 the film earned distributor's gross receipts of £36,994 in the UK of which £19,489 went to the producer.^[1] The film made a loss of £199,224.^[4]