Cast & Crew

Directed by

Ermanno Olmi

Writing Credits

Ermanno Olmi

Cast

Christo Jivkov
Giovanni de Medici dalle Bande Nere
Sergio Grammatico
Federico Gonzaga
Dimitar Rachkov
Luc'Antonio Cuppano
Fabio Giubbani
Matteo Cusastro
Sasa Vulicevic
Pietro Aretino
Dessy Tenekedjieva
Maria Salviati de Medici
Sandra Ceccarelli
Nobildonna di Mantova
Franco Andreani
Ambasciatore di Carlo V
Kalin Arsov
Barcarolo
Giancarlo Belelli
Alfonso d'Este
Bruno Bendoni
Benedetto Agnello
Silvio Cappellini
Maestro Habram
Vittorio Corcelli
Frate domenicano
Marco De Biagi
Ercole d'Este
Alessandro Genovesi
Ufficiale posto di guardia
Michael Lindner
Sottufficiale alemanno
Francesca Lonardelli
Cortigiana
Paolo Magagna
Francesco Maria della Rovere
Piergiorgio Maletti
Servitore particolare di Federico Gonzaga
Mauro Marani
Marito della cortigiana
Georgy Marino
Staffiere
Ilija Marshakov
Prete
Rocco Militano
Vicario
Nikolaus Moras
Zorzo Frundsberg
Attilio Orlandini
Consigliere di Alfonso d'Este
Ralph Palka
Alto ufficiale dell'ambasceria alemanna
Alessandro Pezzali
Assistente di Habram
Thomas Rauser
Alto ufficiale alemanno
Marco Sgarbi
Ippolito d'Este
Claudio Tombini
Ricco mercante
Ilaria Tedeschi
Eleonora d'Este
Aldo Toscano
Aloisio Gonzaga
Dmitar Vassilev
Il dissennato
Michele Zattara
Palafreniere
Dario Dedonato
Figlioletto della nobildonna
Andrea Iacopo Di Antonio
Cosimo de Medici
Marcello Marano
Francesco d'Este
Omero Antonutti
Narratore

Produced by

Roberto Cicutto
producer
Alexander Metodiev
executive producer
Luigi Musini
producer

Music by

Fabio Vacchi

Cinematography by

Fabio Olmi

Editing by

Paolo Cottignola

Casting By

Enrico Marrari

Production Design by

Luigi Marchione

Art Direction by

Cosimo Gomez

Set Decoration by

Luigi Marchione
Massimo Santomarco

Costume Design by

Doriana Kebedzhieva
Francesca Sartori

Makeup Department

Alberto Blasi
makeup artist
Krassimir Mihaylov
makeup artist
Giulio Pezza
key makeup artist

Production Management

Beatrice Biggi
production supervisor
Federico Boldrini Parravicini
production manager
Micaela Borgiotti
production supervisor
Alessandro Calosci
production manager
Leonida Copertino
production secretary
Bobby Ranghelov
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Federica Ciciarelli
second assistant director
Krassimir Ivanov
assistant director
Enrico Marrari
first assistant director

Art Department

Tommaso Dubla
head painter
Ivan Ranghelov
assistant art director

Sound Department

Alessandro Giacco
sound effects editor
Francesco Liotard
sound editor / sound mixer
Danilo Moroni
re-recording mixer
Alessandro Prando
dubbing assistant
Massimo Rocchi
sound effects editor / sound

Special Effects by

Pasquale Catalano
special effects
Massimo Ciaraglia
special effects technician
Gianni Indovino
key armourer
Fabio Traversari
special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by

Marcello Buffa
visual effects supervisor
Monica Di Sabatino
film scanning and recording
Ivan Tozzi
digital color grading restoration

Stunts

Angelo Ragusa
stunt coordinator
Franco Ariano
horserider stunt (uncredited)
Alessandro Casalino
horserider stunt (uncredited)
Tito Tomassini
stunts (uncredited)
Kaloian Vodenicharov
stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Hristo Aleksandrov
assistant camera
Stefano Alessi
electrician
Philippe Antonello
special stills / still photographer
Salvatore Anversa
steadicam operator
Krassimir Arabadjiev
still photographer
Cristiano Biagioli
grip
Cesare Emidi
key grip
Massimiliano Pantucci
assistant camera
Fabio Proserpio
chief electrician

Casting Department

Vania Arcangeli
additional casting
Mimmo Di Parigi
additional casting: Milano

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Francesca Brunori
assistant costume designer
Irena Maximova Kirkova
on-set costumer
Nadia Salvatore
wardrobe assistant
Ani Vladimirova
assistant costume designer

Editorial Department

Elisabetta Olmi
post-production coordinator
Todor G. Todorov
colorist: dailies

Additional Crew

Elisabetta Bucciarelli
dubbing director
Giusi Cataldo
voice dubbing: Desislava Tenekedjieva (as Giusy Cataldo)
Giovanni Crippa
voice dubbing: Hristo Jivkov
Nerina Fiumanò
production accountant
Krassimir Ivanov
backstage
Ivana Kastratovic
production coordinator
Bruna Laciniati
administration chief
Diego Percossi Papi
jewelry artist
Tino Polenghi
production assistant (as Santino Polenghi)
Marcello Prando
assistant: dubbing director
Omero Antonutti
voice dubbing: Sasa Vulicevic (uncredited)
Gil Baroni
voice dubbing: Aldo Toscano (uncredited)
Ennio Coltorti
voice dubbing: Piergiorgio Maletti (uncredited)
Claudio Fattoretto
voice dubbing: additional voices (uncredited)
Saverio Moriones
voice dubbing: Paolo Magagna (uncredited)
Gianni Musy
voice dubbing: Giancarlo Belelli (uncredited)
Massimo Popolizio
voice dubbing: Sergio Grammatico (uncredited)
Carlo Reali
voice dubbing: Attilio Orlandini (uncredited)
Massimo Venturiello
voice dubbing: Dimitar Rachkov (uncredited)
All Filters