The Courier of the King (Italian: Il corriere del re) is a 1947 Italian historical film directed by Gennaro Righelli and starring Rossano Brazzi, Irasema Dilián and Valentina Cortese.

[1] It is an adaptation of the 1830 novel The Red and the Black by Stendhal.

It was the final film of the veteran director Righelli, who had previously directed a silent version of the story in 1928.

The film's sets were designed by the art director Ottavio Scotti.

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