The Other (1947 film)

The Other (Italian: L'altra) is a 1947 Italian crime melodrama film directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia and starring Blanchette Brunoy, Fosco Giachetti and Maria Michi.^[1] It was an early example blending film noir and melodrama in Italian cinema.^[2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Gianni Mazzocca.

The Other
Film poster
Directed by	Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia
Written by	Sergio Amidei Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia Aldo De Benedetti Anton Giulio Majano Guglielmo Morandi
Starring	Blanchette Brunoy Fosco Giachetti Maria Michi
Cinematography	Piero Portalupi
Edited by	Roberto Cinquini
Music by	Renzo Rossellini
Production company	Excelsa Film
Distributed by	Minerva Film
Release date	24 October 1947 (1947-10-24)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Synopsis

A pre-war romance between an engineer and a woman leads to the birth of a son. Subsequently married to another man, a pianist, the old relationship comes back to impact the present with tragic results.

Cast

• Blanchette Brunoy as Vera de Santis
• Fosco Giachetti as Pianista Marco de Santis
• Maria Michi as 'Angelo' Morelli
• Marcello Pagliero as Ing. Andrea Venturi
• Aristide Baghetti as Giovanni il Maggiordomo
• Pietro Carini as Carluccio de Santis
• Emilio Cigoli as Commissario
• Carlotta De la Croix as Governante di Carluccio
• Augusto Mastrantoni as Quaroni
• Livio Pavanelli as Impresario Francese