---
title: 'The Opium Den (1947)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Raffaello Matarazzo'
released: '1947-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 91
genres:
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-opium-den-1947'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039403/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Opium Den (1947)

1947 · 91 min · Crime · Italy

Original title: Fumeria d'oppio

## Synopsis

The Opium Den is a 1947 Italian crime film directed by Raffaello Matarazzo and starring Emilio Ghione Jr., Mariella Lotti, and Emilio Cigoli. It was an unsuccessful attempt to revive the Za La Mort character, who had been a popular figure during the silent era. Ghione jr. was the son of the actor Emilio Ghione who had originally played the role.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Raffaello Matarazzo](https://cinepixo.com/people/raffaello-matarazzo)
- **Screenplay:** [Raffaello Matarazzo](https://cinepixo.com/people/raffaello-matarazzo), [Mario Monicelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-monicelli)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ezio Carabella](https://cinepixo.com/people/ezio-carabella)

## Cast

- [Eugenio Duse](https://cinepixo.com/people/eugenio-duse)
- [Checco Durante](https://cinepixo.com/people/checco-durante)
- [Fedele Gentile](https://cinepixo.com/people/fedele-gentile)
- [Emilio Cigoli](https://cinepixo.com/people/emilio-cigoli)
- [Adriana De Roberto](https://cinepixo.com/people/adriana-de-roberto)
- [Enrico Glori](https://cinepixo.com/people/enrico-glori)
- [Arnoldo Foà](https://cinepixo.com/people/arnoldo-foa)
- [Mariella Lotti](https://cinepixo.com/people/mariella-lotti)
- [Erminio Spalla](https://cinepixo.com/people/erminio-spalla)
- [Roberto Mauri](https://cinepixo.com/people/roberto-mauri)
- [Armando Francioli](https://cinepixo.com/people/armando-francioli)
- [Paolo Stoppa](https://cinepixo.com/people/paolo-stoppa)
- [Umberto Spadaro](https://cinepixo.com/people/umberto-spadaro)
- [Aristide Garbini](https://cinepixo.com/people/aristide-garbini)
- [Augusto Di Giovanni](https://cinepixo.com/people/augusto-di-giovanni-2)

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