---
title: 'The Twentieth Duke (1945)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Lucio De Caro'
released: '1945-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 76
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-twentieth-duke-1945'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0215327/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Twentieth Duke (1945)

1945 · 76 min · Comedy · Italy

Original title: Il ventesimo duca

## Synopsis

The Twentieth Duke is a 1945 Italian comedy film directed by Lucio De Caro and starring Paola Veneroni, Roberto Villa and Paola Borboni. It was shot at the Cinecitta Studios in Rome. It was made in 1943, but its release was delayed for two years. It did not go on a full national release until early 1946. The film is based on a 1925 play by Ugo Falena which had previous been made into films on two occasions The Last Lord (1926) and The Woman Dressed As a Man (1932).

## Credits

- **Director:** [Lucio De Caro](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucio-de-caro)
- **Screenplay:** [Lucio De Caro](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucio-de-caro), [Primo Zeglio](https://cinepixo.com/people/primo-zeglio), [Piero Tellini](https://cinepixo.com/people/piero-tellini)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Nuccio Fiorda](https://cinepixo.com/people/nuccio-fiorda)
- **Editor:** [Maria Rosada](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-rosada)

## Cast

- [Paola Borboni](https://cinepixo.com/people/paola-borboni)
- [Giuseppe Porelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/giuseppe-porelli)
- [Paola Veneroni](https://cinepixo.com/people/paola-veneroni)
- [Roberto Villa](https://cinepixo.com/people/roberto-villa)
- [Flora Torrigiani](https://cinepixo.com/people/flora-torrigiani)

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