Overview

The baron of Santafusca, descended from a noble family, leads a dissipated life. To pay debts he is forced to sell his house. He tries to steal from the house of a very rich priest and, surprised during the theft, he kills the priest, and then throws the body in an abandoned well. He continues his life of revelries and luxury, until the remorse for the crime trigger a process of self-destruction. The nightmares of the baron, tormented by the only evidence left of the murder, the hat of the priest ,drags him into a daring and hallucinated series of ups and downs to the brink of insanity and jail.

Cast

Roldano Lupi, Lída Baarová, Luigi Almirante, Carlo Lombardi, Loris Gizzi, Luigi Pavese, Gionvanni Grasso, Checco Rissone

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What is "Il cappello da prete" about?

The baron of Santafusca, descended from a noble family, leads a dissipated life. To pay debts he is forced to sell his house. He tries to steal from the house of a very rich priest and, surprised during the theft, he kills the priest, and then throws the body in an abandoned well. He continues his life of revelries and luxury, until the remorse for the crime trigger a process of self-destruction. The nightmares of the baron, tormented by the only evidence left of the murder, the hat of the priest ,drags him into a daring and hallucinated series of ups and downs to the brink of insanity and jail.

When was "Il cappello da prete" released?

Il cappello da prete was released in 1944.

Who stars in "Il cappello da prete"?

The cast includes Roldano Lupi, Lída Baarová, Luigi Almirante, Carlo Lombardi.