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Young Toscanini
Young Toscanini

Young Toscanini

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A fanciful biopic of legendary conductor Arturo Toscanini as a very young man.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

109 mins

Rating

5.9/10

Release Date

07 October 1988

Country

France

Cast

C. Thomas Howell

C. Thomas Howell

Arturo Toscanini

Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor

Nadina Bulichoff

Sophie Ward

Sophie Ward

Schwester Margherita

Pat Heywood

Pat Heywood

Madre Allegri

Jean-Pierre Cassel

Jean-Pierre Cassel

Maestro Miguez

Nicolas Chagrin

Nicolas Chagrin

M° Miguez

Philippe Noiret

Philippe Noiret

Dom Pedro II.

John Rhys-Davies

John Rhys-Davies

Rossi

Leon Lissek

Leon Lissek

M° Superti

Carlo Bergonzi

Carlo Bergonzi

Bertini

Eva Griffith

Eva Griffith

Simon Gregor

Simon Gregor

Franco Nero

Franco Nero

Claudio Toscanini

Leonie Mellinger

Leonie Mellinger

Gordon Warnecke

Gordon Warnecke

Arturo Venegas

Arturo Venegas

Jenny Lipman

Jenny Lipman

Martin Benson

Martin Benson

Clive Swift

Clive Swift

Victor Baring

Victor Baring

Andrea Aureli

Andrea Aureli

Leslie French

Leslie French

Irma Capece Minutolo

Irma Capece Minutolo

Signora Mantelli

Peter Rutherford

Peter Rutherford

Harriet Thorpe

Harriet Thorpe

Margarida Marinho

Margarida Marinho

Adelaide João

Adelaide João

Comparsa (uncredited)

Julie Sergeant

Julie Sergeant

(uncredited)

Patrícia Tavares

Patrícia Tavares

(uncredited)

Márcia Breia

Márcia Breia

Comparsa (uncredited)

Lucinda Loureiro

Lucinda Loureiro

(Uncredited)

Teresa Côrte-Real

Teresa Côrte-Real

(Uncredited)

Johnny Dennis

Johnny Dennis

Comparsa

Albert Evansky

Albert Evansky

Comparsa (uncredited)

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