Il Fornaretto di Venezia (US TV title: The Scapegoat, French title Le Petit Boulanger de Venise or, alternatively, Le Procès des Doges — as seen on the poster) is a 1963 Italian-French drama film directed by Duccio Tessari who co-wrote the screenplay with Marcello Fondato, based on a novel by Francesco Dall'Ongaro.
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Plot
It tells the story of 16th century Venice where a young worker is sentenced to death on the suspicion of attacking a noble.
Cast
Jacques Perrin as Pietro, il fornaretto
Michèle Morgan as Princess Sofia
Enrico Maria Salerno as Lorenzo Barbo
Sylva Koscina as Clemenza, Barbo's Wife
Stefania Sandrelli as Anella
Gastone Moschin as Consigliere Garzone
Fred Williams as Alvise
Mario Brega
Renato Terra