---
title: 'The Ancestor (1936)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Guido Brignone'
released: '1936-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 76
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-ancestor-1936'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0027299/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Ancestor (1936)

1936 · 76 min · Comedy · Italy

Original title: L'antenato

## Synopsis

The Ancestor is a 1936 Italian comedy film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Antonio Gandusio, Paola Barbara and Mercedes Brignone. It is an adaptation of a play by Carlo Veneziani, and was made at the Palatino Studios in Rome.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Guido Brignone](https://cinepixo.com/people/guido-brignone)
- **Screenplay:** [Guido Brignone](https://cinepixo.com/people/guido-brignone), [Carlo Veneziani](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlo-veneziani)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Renzo Rossellini](https://cinepixo.com/people/renzo-rossellini)
- **Director of Photography:** [Otello Martelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/otello-martelli)
- **Editor:** [Giuseppe Fatigati](https://cinepixo.com/people/giuseppe-fatigati)

## Cast

- [Aldo Silvani](https://cinepixo.com/people/aldo-silvani)
- [Rocco D'Assunta](https://cinepixo.com/people/rocco-d-assunta)
- [Dina Romano](https://cinepixo.com/people/dina-romano)
- [Antonio Gandusio](https://cinepixo.com/people/antonio-gandusio)
- [Mercedes Brignone](https://cinepixo.com/people/mercedes-brignone)
- [Maurizio D'Ancora](https://cinepixo.com/people/maurizio-d-ancora)
- [Paola Barbara](https://cinepixo.com/people/paola-barbara)
- [Claudio Ermelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/claudio-ermelli)
- [Guglielmo Barnabò](https://cinepixo.com/people/guglielmo-barnabo)

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