Mad About Opera (Italian: Follie per l'opera) is a 1948 Italian musical comedy film directed by Mario Costa and starring Gino Bechi, Gina Lollobrigida, and Carlo Campanini.[1][2] It was shot at the Scalera Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Filippone. Footage from the film was late re-incorporated in the 1950 British film Soho Conspiracy.
| Mad About Opera | |
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| Directed by | Mario Costa |
| Written by | Mario Costa Mario Monicelli Giovanna Soria Steno |
| Produced by | Maleno Malenotti Cesare Zanetti |
| Starring | Gino Bechi Gina Lollobrigida Carlo Campanini |
| Cinematography | Mario Bava |
| Edited by | Otello Colangeli |
| Music by | Felice Montagnini |
Production company | Scalera Film |
| Distributed by | Scalera Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Plot
editIn order to raise funds to rebuild a Catholic church in Covent Garden which had been destroyed in The Blitz, a journalist organises a benefit performance with major opera stars appearing.
Cast
edit- Gino Bechi as Gino
- Gina Lollobrigida as Dora Scala
- Carlo Campanini as Carlo Scala
- Constance Dowling as Margaret Jones
- Aroldo Tieri as Guido Marchi
- Aldo Silvani as Don Antonio Capenna
- Lamberto Picasso as McLean
- Franca Marzi as Carmen
- Guglielmo Barnabò as Covent Garden Director
- Nico Pepe as Carlo Scala's Friend
- Michele Riccardini as Carlo Scala's Friend
- Luigi Almirante as Notary
- Arturo Bragaglia as Waiter
- Franco Pesce as Gennarino
- Enrico Luzi as Opera Fanatic
- Achille Majeroni as Mr. Brown
- Franco Mannino as The Pianist
- Beniamino Gigli as Himself
- Maria Caniglia as Herself
- Tito Schipa as Himself
- Tito Gobbi as Himself
References
edit- ^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876055487.
- ^ Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.
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