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Giuseppe Verdi
Giuseppe Verdi

Giuseppe Verdi

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

114 mins

Rating

5.5/10

Release Date

22 December 1953

Country

Italy

Cast

Pierre Cressoy

Pierre Cressoy

Giuseppe Verdi

Anna Maria Ferrero

Anna Maria Ferrero

Margherita Barezzi Verdi

Gaby André

Gaby André

Giuseppina Strepponi

Sandro Ruffini

Sandro Ruffini

Impr. Marelli

Camillo Pilotto

Camillo Pilotto

Antonio Barezzi

Laura Gore

Laura Gore

Berberina Streppono

Loris Gizzi

Loris Gizzi

Gioacchino Rossini

Emilio Cigoli

Emilio Cigoli

Gaetano Donizetti

Irene Genna

Irene Genna

Violetta

Mario Del Monaco

Mario Del Monaco

Francesco Tamagno

Tito Gobbi

Tito Gobbi

Singer - baritone

Gianni Agus

Gianni Agus

(uncredited)

Enzo Biliotti

Enzo Biliotti

Impr. Martini (uncredited)

Lola Braccini

Lola Braccini

(uncredited)

Aldo Bufi Landi

Aldo Bufi Landi

Alexandre Dumas figlio (uncredited)

Guido Celano

Guido Celano

Victor Hugo (uncredited)

Eduardo de Santis

Eduardo de Santis

Muzio (uncredited)

Hady De Santis

Hady De Santis

(uncredited)

Vito De Taranto

Vito De Taranto

Singer - basso

Liana Del Balzo

Liana Del Balzo

(uncredited)

Franca Dominici

Franca Dominici

Moglie Di Rossini (uncredited)

Mario Ferrari

Mario Ferrari

Ufficiale Austriaco (uncredited)

Teresa Franchini

Teresa Franchini

Old lady (uncredited)

Olga Vittoria Gentilli

Olga Vittoria Gentilli

(uncredited)

Enrico Glori

Enrico Glori

Funz. teatro La Fenice (uncredited)

Orietta Moscucci

Orietta Moscucci

Turi Pandolfini

Turi Pandolfini

Pawnbroker (uncredited)

Rosetta Pasquini

Rosetta Pasquini

(uncredited)

Gian Paolo Rosmino

Gian Paolo Rosmino

(uncredited)

Marika Rowsky

Marika Rowsky

(uncredited)

Anna Vivaldi

Anna Vivaldi

(uncredited)

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