The Golden Madonna


The Cohen Film Collection


 

Directors
Luigi Carpentieri
Ladislao Vajda

Writers
Dudley Leslie
Aimée Stuart

Cast
Phyllis Calvert
Tullio Carminati
Michael Rennie
David Greene
Aldo Silvani

Phyllis Calvert stars as an American lass in Italy whose priest tells her that neighboring villagers believe they are accursed because of the disappearance of a priceless painting, The Golden Madonna, which had hung in their church for centuries. When it is revealed that she mistakenly tossed out the painting, she goes to great lengths to find it.

Restoration was in conjunction with the BFI

Italy / UK | English | 1949 | 88 min | 4K Restored