Il cappello da prete (1944): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 1944, Il cappello da prete is a krimi film directed by Ferdinando Maria Poggioli, running about 90 minutes.

What it’s about. The baron of Santafusca, descended from a noble family, leads a dissipated life. To pay debts he is forced to sell his house. He tries to steal from the house of a very rich priest and, surprised during the theft, he kills the priest, and then throws the body in an abandoned well. He continues his life of revelries and luxury, until the remorse for the crime trigger a process of self-destruction. The nightmares of the baron, tormented by the only evidence left of the murder, the hat of the priest ,drags him into a daring and hallucinated series of ups and downs to the brink of insanity and jail.

Who’s in it. Il cappello da prete stars Roldano Lupi as Baron Carlo di Santafusca, Lída Baarová as Marinella, Luigi Almirante as Don Cirillo and Carlo Lombardi as Count Vico di Spiano, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.4/10, Il cappello da prete has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Il cappello da prete page.

If you liked it. Fans of Il cappello da prete tend to enjoy Die Verurteilten, Der Pate, Der Pate - Teil II and The Dark Knight.