The Castiglioni Brothers (Italian: I fratelli Castiglioni) is a 1937 Italian "white-telephones" comedy film directed by Corrado D'Errico and starring Camillo Pilotto, Ugo Ceseri and Amedeo Nazzari.[1] It was based on a play of the same title by Alberto Colantuoni. The film's sets were designed by the art director Guido Fiorini.
| The Castiglioni Brothers | |
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| Directed by | Corrado D'Errico |
| Written by | Corrado D'Errico |
| Based on | The Castiglioni Brothers by Alberto Colantuoni |
| Produced by | Giuseppe Amato |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Václav Vích |
| Edited by | Eraldo Da Roma |
| Music by | Renzo Rossellini |
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| Distributed by | ENIC |
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Running time | 67 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Nazzari, who would go on to be the leading star of Italian cinema over the next two decades, was previously given a screen test by D'Errico who was dismissive of his talents.[2]
Cast
edit- Camillo Pilotto as Mario Castiglioni
- Ugo Ceseri as Ismaele Castiglioni
- Amedeo Nazzari as Fulvio Castiglioni
- Armando Migliari as Armando Castiglioni
- Luisa Ferida as Ninetta
- Olga Capri as Eusebia
- Silvio Bagolini as Valerio
- Vanna Vanni as Gisa
- Checco Durante as L'oste
- Enrico Viarisio as Avvocato De Ambrosio
- Raffaello Niccoli as Il notaio Giudi
- Claudio Ermelli as L'usciere
- Dina Perbellini as Berta
References
editBibliography
edit- Gundle, Stephen. Mussolini's Dream Factory: Film Stardom in Fascist Italy. Berghahn Books, 2013.
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