Immortal Melodies (Italian: Melodie immortali, also known as Mascagni) is a 1952 Italian musical-biographical melodrama film directed by Giacomo Gentilomo and starring Pierre Cressoy, Carla Del Poggio and Vera Molnar. It is based on real life events of classical composer Pietro Mascagni.[1][2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Alberto Boccianti.
| Immortal Melodies | |
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| Directed by | Giacomo Gentilomo |
| Written by | Ivo Perilli Liana Ferri Giovanna Soria Piero Pierotti Giacomo Gentilomo |
| Story by | Maleno Malenotti |
| Produced by | Maleno Malenotti |
| Starring | Pierre Cressoy Carla Del Poggio Vera Molnar |
| Cinematography | Aldo Giordani |
| Edited by | Elsa Dubbini |
| Music by | Nino Rota |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Lux Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Plot
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Cast
edit- Pierre Cressoy as Pietro Mascagni
- Carla Del Poggio as Lina, Mascagni's wife
- Vera Molnar as Wanda Pieri
- Mario Del Monaco as Stagno
- Nerio Bernardi as De Lellis
- Enzo Biliotti as Master Crepitone
- Mimo Billi as Navarra
- Giuseppe Chinnici as The Doctor
- Maurizio Di Nardo as Rocco
- Giovanni Grasso as Domenico Mascagni
- Achille Millo as Giuseppe
- Guido Riccioli as The Operetta Comic
- Ciro Scafa as Major of Cerignola
- Roberto Bruni as Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti
- Franco Scandurra as Fumia
- Gian Paolo Rosmino as Guido Menasci
- Nino Vingelli as Fiorello
- Laura Carli as The Midwife
- Giovanni Bonos as Fantasista
- Nino Milano as Fantasista
- Giuseppe Addobbati as Gentleman at Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
- Giuseppe Morelli as Master Leopoldo Mugnone
- Franco Pesce
References
edit- ^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876055487.
- ^ Luciano De Giusti (2008). Giacomo Gentilomo, cineasta popolare. Kaplan, 2008. ISBN 978-8889908303.
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