The servant girl Carmela arrives from her village to work in the house of the notary Don Domenico, a hypocritical and ambiguous man, who seduces her. The girl flees from the house and falls into the clutches of a shrew who flatters her with promises and wants to exploit her beauty. A young man, Salvatore, known as Il Nero, who works in the sulfur mines, rescues her from the vile house and forces the notary to make amends for his wrongdoing by marrying her. The girl goes through the various events as if in a daze. On her wedding day, she faints before entering the church and falls seriously ill. Before she dies, she reveals that the sulfur miner was her only love and that his lack of understanding caused her illness.
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Cast
18 people
Amedeo Nazzari
Salvatore, aka 'Il Nero della solfara'
Known for
Nights of Cabiria
The Sicilian Clan
Luisa Ferida
Carmela
Also in
Animal Crackers
The Iron Crown
Osvaldo Valenti
Don Vincenzo Caramandola
Also in
The Jester's Supper
Beatrice Cenci
Teresa Franchini
Zia Agata
Also in
Chains
Nobody's Children
Pina Piovani
Nunziata
Known for
Cops and Robbers
Margherita Nicosia Bossi
Concetta
Also in
Gli innocenti pagano
The Voice of Love
Guido Celano
Solfataro
Known for
I due carabinieri
Don Camillo's Last Round
Carlo Dessy
Solfataro
No other roles listed
Fiorella Betti
Erminia
Also in
The SuperVips
Lost in the Dark
Gildo Bocci
Mercante
Known for
47 Talking Corpses
Poor But Beautiful
Roberto Pasetti
Padrone del caffè Trinacria
Also in
Abuna Messias - Vendetta africana
Don Bosco
Pietro Bigerna
Maresciallo dei carabinieri
Also in
Il vento m'ha cantato una canzone
Monte Cassino
Luigi Chiarini Director · Vitaliano Brancati Screenplay Umberto Barbaro Screenplay
First release January 10, 1942 · Original title La bella addormentata
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Original title
La bella addormentata
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · January 10, 1942
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No release date listed for United States.
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