Synopsis
Rinaldo Rinaldini, the protagonist of C. A. Valpioso’s novel, is a kind of Italian Robin Hood. In Southern Italy, he waged a bandit war to avenge his family, help the poor, and expel oppressors. František Čap, one of the best Czech directors, filmed 12 episodes of the hit-show “La kermesse des brigands” for German TV based on a novel about an Italian bandit. This adventure TV show for children and young people was filmed in 1968 in Buje, Oprtalj, Pazin, Piran in Slovenia, Koper, Predjama and Postojna.
details
Original title: La kermesse des brigands
Also known as: Rinaldo Rinaldini
Year: 1968 -1969
Country of production: West Germany, East Germany, France, Yugoslavia
Production: Bentoli Productions, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
Genre: adventure
Directed by: František Čap
Starring: Fred Williams, Ursula Mellin, Armin Dahlen, Ursula Heyer, Stevo Žigon, Vladimir Batič, Werner Abrolat, Miha Baloh
Filming locations in Istria: Buje, Oprtalj, Pazin
Other locations: Kopar, Piran, Predjama Castle, Postoja Cave, Postojna