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Verdi, the King of Melody
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Wikipedia article
'Giuseppe Verdi', released theatrically in the US as 'The Life and Music of Giuseppe Verdi' and on video as 'Verdi, the King of Melody', is a 1953 Italian biographical musical melodrama film starring Pierre Cressoy and directed by Raffaello Matarazzo. It is based on adult life events of the composer Giuseppe Verdi. The film was a commercial success, grossing over 957 million lire at the Italian box office.Gianni Rondolino. 'Catalogo Bolaffi del cinema italiano 1945/1955'. Bolaffi, 1967.
Cast
*Pierre Cressoy as Giuseppe Verdi
*Anna Maria Ferrero as Margherita Barezzi
*Gaby Andr as Giuseppina Strepponi
*Irene Genna as Violetta
*Laura Gore as Berberina Strepponi
*Camillo Pilotto as Antonio Barezzi
*Emilio Cigoli as Gaetano Donizetti
*Loris Gizzi as Gioachino Rossini
*Mario Del Monaco as Francesco Tamagno
*Tito Gobbi as Domenico Ronconi
*Aldo Bufi Landi as Alexandre Dumas, fils
*Guido Celano as Victor Hugo
*Franca Dominici as Rossini's Wife
*Mario Ferrari as Austrian Official
*Enrico Glori as Stage Director
*Turi Pandolfini as Bank Teller
*Teresa Franchini as Old Lady
*Gianni Agus
*Olga Vittoria Gentili
*Liana Del Balzo
*Lola Braccini
*Anna Vivaldi
*Lucia Banti
References
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