The Actor Who Disappeared (Italian: L'attore scomparso) is a 1941 Italian comedy mystery crime film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Vivi Gioi, María Mercader and Giulio Donadio. It is a remake of the German film Was wird hier gespielt? (1940) based on the eponymous play by Theo Lingen.[1] It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Giorgio Pinzauti.
| The Actor Who Disappeared | |
|---|---|
 Vivi Gioi and Giulio Donadio in the film | |
| Directed by | Luigi Zampa |
| Written by | Guglielmo Usellini Luigi Zampa |
| Based on | Was wird hier gespielt? by Theo Lingen |
| Produced by | Raimondo Perretta |
| Starring | Vivi Gioi María Mercader Giulio Donadio |
| Cinematography | Domenico Scala |
| Edited by | Tullio Chiarini |
| Music by | Salvatore Allegra |
Production company | Imperial Film |
| Distributed by | Industrie Cinematografiche Italiane |
Release date |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Synopsis
editA young actor, frustrated by the negligible roles he keeps being cast in, plans a hoax. The play he is appearing in, involves his character being shot dead while hiding in a cupboard by an outraged husband. However, when the door is opened he has completely vanished forcing the management to return the audience's money. However, one of the spectators, a police officer had received an anonymous letter claiming that a murder was to take place at that theatre that night and begins an investigation.
Cast
edit- Vivi Gioi as L'attrice
- María Mercader as L'attrice ingenua
- Stefano Sibaldi as L'attore
- Giulio Donadio as Il commissario de polizia
- Carlo Campanini as L'altro attore
- Lauro Gazzolo as L'impresario
- Bianca Della Corte as La figlia
- Maria Jacobini as La madre
- Virgilio Riento as Il trovarobe
- Arturo Bragaglia as Il suggeritore
- Carlo Lombardi as Il "grande" attore
- Manoel Roero as Il regista
- Valentina Cortese as Minor role
References
edit- ^ "L'attore scomparso". MyMovies. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
Bibliography
edit- Curti, Roberto. Italian Giallo in Film and Television: A Critical History. McFarland, 2022.
- Moliterno, Gino. The A to Z of Italian Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
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