
Pact with the Devil
The title of this Italian melodrama translates to Pact with the Devil. However, His Satanic Majesty does not appear in the film. Rather, this expensively produced period piece is more along the lines of Romeo and Juliet, with young love threatened by warring families. In his first Italian film, Hollywood veteran Eduardo Cianelli goes through his usual villainous paces as the scheming father of the male lead (Jacques Francois). The most fascinating performance is rendered by Umberto Spadaro, as the village idiot, or is he? Patto col Diavolo makes the most of the visual dynamics of Italy's mountainous Calabrian region.
Cast

Isa Miranda
Marta Larocca

Jacques François
Andrea Mola

Annibale Betrone
Old Laroccha - Marta's father

Eduardo Ciannelli
Giacomo Mola

Ave Ninchi
Signora Mola - Giacomo's wife

Luigi Tosi
Rocco

Anne Vernon
Andrea's sister
Fiore Davanzati
Sarina

Umberto Spadaro
Scoppola - the killer

Guido Celano
Il sottuficiale dei carabinieri

Lamberto Picasso
The priest

Camillo Pilotto

Jacques Sernas

Nico Pepe
Alfredo Robert



















