The Courier of Moncenisio (1954 film)

The Courier of Moncenisio (Italian: Il vetturale del Moncenisio) is a 1954 Italian historical melodrama film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Roldano Lupi, Virna Lisi and Arnoldo Foà.^[1] It is the last of three film adaptation of the 1852 novel Jean le Coucher by Jean Bouchardy.^[2]

The Courier of Moncenisio
Film poster
Directed by	Guido Brignone
Written by	Jean Bouchardy (novel) Liana Ferri Ivo Perilli Guido Brignone
Produced by	Alberto Manca
Starring	Roldano Lupi Virna Lisi Arnoldo Foà Jean Chevrier
Cinematography	Romolo Garroni
Edited by	Jolanda Benvenuti
Music by	Carlo Innocenzi
Production company	Radius Productions
Distributed by	Variety Distribution
Release date	30 December 1954 (1954-12-30) (Italy)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Plot

Nineteenth century. A woman, believing she has been widowed by her carrier husband, remarries a noble. He is actually plotting to get hold of a large inheritance, but he gets caught and kills himself. At this point, the woman's first husband, believed dead, reappears and rejoins the family.^[2]

Cast

• Roldano Lupi as Jean Claude Thibaud
• Virna Lisi as Jeanne Thibaud, figlia di Jean Claude
• Arnoldo Foà as conte di Brissac
• Jean Chevrier as Colonnello napoleonico
• Rosario Borelli as Henri Roger
• Georges Bréhat as Morel
• Elisa Cegani
• Anita Durante
• Checco Durante
• Enrica Dyrell
• Luciano Fatur
• Cristina Grado
• Eugenio Maggi
• Renato Malavasi
• Maria Grazia Monaci
• Luciana Paluzzi
• Gustavo Serena
• Mirco Testi
• Catherine Zago