The Count of Saint Elmo

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The Count of Saint Elmo (Il Conte di Sant’Elmo) is a 1950 Italian historical adventure film directed by Guido Brignone. It stars Massimo Serato as the Count of Sant’Elmo, with Anna Maria Ferrero and Tino Buazzelli. Set in the 1860s during Italy’s unification, the story blends romance, action, and politics.

Plot
On a trip to perform in Naples, a famous opera singer is robbed by a band led by the Count of Sant’Elmo. She suspects the Count, who denies it, and later learns he actually leads the Carbonari, a group fighting for Italian unification, against the local police chief Baron Cassano.

Cast
- Massimo Serato as Count of Sant’Elmo
- Anna Maria Ferrero as Laura Cassano
- Tino Buazzelli as Baron Annibale Cassano
- Nelly Corradi as Bianca Barbieri
- Tina Lattanzi as Donna Clelia
- Carlo Croccolo as Alberico
- Alfredo Varelli as Don Paolo
- Pier Luigi Costantini as Forino
- Renato Malavasi as Anselmo
- Luigi Pavese as Security Officer
- Filippo Scelzo as Mancini
- Franco Pesce

Production and release
- Produced by Mario Bisi and Leopoldo Imperiali for Itala Film
- Filmed at Farnesina Studios in Rome; sets by Ottavio Scotti
- Music by Armando Fragna; cinematography by Augusto Tiezzi; editing by Jolanda Benvenuti
- Release: 1950; runtime 92 minutes; language: Italian

Overview
The film combines period drama with adventure as it follows a singer who uncovers the Count’s true role in the Italian unification movement, amid political intrigue and conflict.