Lasciate ogni speranza (transl. Abandon all hope) is a 1937 Italian comedy film directed by Gennaro Righelli and starring Antonio Gandusio, María Denis and Rosina Anselmi.[2]
| Lasciate ogni speranza | |
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| Directed by | Gennaro Righelli |
| Screenplay by |
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| Based on | L'agonia di Schizzo by Athos Setti |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Carlo Montuori[1] |
| Music by | Cesare A. Bixio[1] |
Production company | Juventus Film[1] |
| Distributed by | Juventus Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 84 minutes[1] |
| Country | Italy[1] |
Cast
edit- Antonio Gandusio as Pasquale Grifone
- María Denis as Gina Grifone
- Rosina Anselmi as Filomena Grifone
- Giorgio De Rege as Giovanni
- Guido De Rege as Arturo
- Elli Parvo as Gemma
- Maria Dominiani as Assunta
- Mario Siletti as Jack Hilton
- Angelo Bizzari
- Mario Colli
- Rocco D'Assunta
- Walter Grant
- Edwige Masing
- Giulio Mostocotto
- Luigi Pellegrini
- Edoardo Toniolo
Production
editRaffaele Colamonici hired Riccardo Freda as the screenwriter for the film, adapting the play L'agonia di Schizzo by Athos Setti.[1][3] Freda would later dismiss the film and his other works of the era as "small comedies without any importance"[3] Freda stated he wrote the film with his friend Edoardo Antonelli.[3]
Release
editLasciate ogni speranza was released in October 1937.[1]
References
editBibliography
edit- Curti, Roberto (2017). Riccardo Freda: The Life and Works of a Born Filmmaker. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476628387.
- Goble, Alan (1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter.
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