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Young Toscanini
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Wikipedia article
'Young Toscanini' (original title: 'Il giovane Toscanini') is a 1988 Italian-French biographical drama film directed by Franco Zeffirelli and starring C. Thomas Howell and Elizabeth Taylor.
Premise
The film charts the early career and romances of the conductor Arturo Toscanini in Rio de Janeiro in 1886.
Cast
* C. Thomas Howell as Arturo Toscanini
* Elizabeth Taylor as Nadina Bulichoff (singing voice was dubbed by Aprile Millo)
* Sophie Ward as Sorella Margherita
* Philippe Noiret as Dom Pedro II
* Franco Nero as Claudio Toscanini
* Pat Heywood as Mother Allegri
* Jean-Pierre Cassel as Maestro Miguez
* John Rhys-Davies as Claudio Rossi
* Valentina Cortese (cameo)
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