La venere di Ille (1981)

Country of Origin: Italy
Date(s) of Broadcast: 27 May 1981
Number of Seasons: n/a
Total Number of Episodes: 1
Average Episode Running Times: 60 mins
Format: Technicolor
Sound:

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Producer: Franca Franco

SCRIPT
Script: Lamberto Bava, Cesare Garboli
Novel: Prosper Mérimée

DIRECTION
Directors: Lamberto Bava, Mario Bava

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Nino Celeste (real name: Sebastiano Celeste)

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Fernanda Papa

MUSIC
Music: Ubaldo Continiello

SOUND
Sound: Raffaele De Luca

COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Make Up: Massimo Giustini
Hair: Corrado Cristofori
Costume Designer: Sandro Bellomia

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Art Director / Set Decorator: Alessandro Dello'Orco

LOCATIONS
Locations: Rome, Lazio, Italy

CAST
Daria Nicolodi (Clara De Peyhorrade)
Marc Porel (Matthew)
Fausto Di Bella (Alfonso)
Adriana Innocenti (Mrs De Peyhorrade)
Diana De Curtis (Maria)
Francesco Di Federico (guide)
Mario Maranzana (Mr De Peyhorrade)

SUMMARY

De Peyhorrade discovers a bronze statue of Venus in the grounds of his mansion and calls in antique expert Matthew to look at it. But Matthew falls in love with De Peyhorrade's daughter-in-law, Clara, who looks exactly like the figure in the statue...

TIMELINE

1978
September
25: Italy - filming begins

October
16: Italy - filming ends

1981
May
27: Italy - television broadcast

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Venus of Ille

KEYWORDS

book into film, statues

Last Updated: 15 October, 2008