THE COUNCIL OF EGYPT
by Emidio Greco
synopsis
Sicily 1782. The rise and fall of Vella, a simple Francescan monk who gains notoriety by falsifying the Arab codexes. Vella is imprisoned while outside the Republican and libertarian battles of Lawyer Di Blasi are taking place. The lawyer is arrested and executed.
From the novel by Leonardo Sciascia
| international title: | The Council of Egypt |
| original title: | Il consiglio d'Egitto |
| country: | Italy |
| sales agent: | Buskin Film |
| year: | 2001 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Emidio Greco |
| film run: | 135' |
| release date: | IT 29/03/2002 |
| screenplay: | Emidio Greco, Lorenzo Greco |
| cast: | Silvio Orlando, Tommaso Ragno, Antonio Catania, Enzo Vetrano, Renato Carpentieri |
| cinematography by: | Marco Sperduti |
| film editing: | Bruno Sarandrea |
| art director: | Andrea Crisanti |
| costumes designer: | Agnes Gyarmathy |
| music: | Luis Enrìquez Bacalov |
| producer: | Mariella Li Sacchi |
| production: | Factory |
| backing: | Direzione generale Cinema e audiovisivo del Ministero della Cultura DGCA - MIC |
| distributor: | Key Films |
