The Firebird (1952)
Overview
Italian singer Mario Vanni visits the Royal Opera in Stockholm and fall in love with ballet dancer Linda Corina.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.045 |
Directed By
Hasse Ekman
Crew
Hasse Ekman
Göran Strindberg
Hasse Ekman
Lennart Wallén
Lorens Marmstedt
Harald Garmland
Otto Scheutz
Stig Rybrant
Börje Lundh
Olle Jakobsson
Harald Garmland
TOP CAST
Tito Gobbi
Mario Vanni
Ellen Rasch
Linda Corina
Eva Henning
Alice Lund
Bengt Blomgren
Frank
Georg Rydeberg
Jascha Sacharowitch
Åke Falck
Spinky
Märta Arbin
Frank's mother
Alan Blair
Johan A. Sjöberg, Linda's doctor
Märta Dorff
Seamstress
Gull Natorp
Tilda
Ragnar Hyltén-Cavallius
Dinner guest
Gerd Andersson
Dancer
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