Giuseppe Verdi (1953)
Overview
The life and loves of great composer Giuseppe Verdi are played against a background of the great operas of the 19th Century. A tender love story of his successful and turbulent life, with more than 20 excerpts from his acclaimed operas.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | it |
| Popularity | 0.342 |
Directed By
Raffaello Matarazzo
Crew
Raffaello Matarazzo
Riccardo Domenici
Anacleto Giustini
Luciano Martino
Rometta Pietrostefani
Romeo Arduini
Liana Ferri
Giovanna Soria
Giuseppe Conca
Leonardo Benvenuti
Mario Monicelli
Marisa Fraticelli
Valentino Brosio
Enrico Cignitti
Piero Pierotti
Kurt Doubrowsky
Renzo Rossellini
Vittorio Musy Glori
Silvio Amadio
Raffaello Matarazzo
Giuseppe Morelli
Giovanni A. Giurgola
Giuseppe Verdi
Maleno Malenotti
Mario Serandrei
Maleno Malenotti
Dina Di Bari
Tino Santoni
Alberto Boccianti
TOP CAST
Pierre Cressoy
Giuseppe Verdi
Anna Maria Ferrero
Margherita Barezzi Verdi
Gaby André
Giuseppina Strepponi
Sandro Ruffini
Impr. Marelli
Camillo Pilotto
Antonio Barezzi
Laura Gore
Berberina Streppono
Loris Gizzi
Gioacchino Rossini
Emilio Cigoli
Gaetano Donizetti
Irene Genna
Violetta
Mario Del Monaco
Francesco Tamagno
Tito Gobbi
Singer - baritone
Gianni Agus
(uncredited)
Enzo Biliotti
Impr. Martini (uncredited)
Lola Braccini
(uncredited)
Aldo Bufi Landi
Alexandre Dumas figlio (uncredited)
Guido Celano
Victor Hugo (uncredited)
Eduardo de Santis
Muzio (uncredited)
Hady De Santis
(uncredited)
Vito De Taranto
Singer - basso
Liana Del Balzo
(uncredited)
Franca Dominici
Moglie Di Rossini (uncredited)
Mario Ferrari
Ufficiale Austriaco (uncredited)
Teresa Franchini
Old lady (uncredited)
Olga Vittoria Gentilli
(uncredited)
Enrico Glori
Funz. teatro La Fenice (uncredited)
Turi Pandolfini
Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Rosetta Pasquini
(uncredited)
Gian Paolo Rosmino
(uncredited)
Marika Rowsky
(uncredited)
Anna Vivaldi
(uncredited)
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