Puccini
movie
Released April 29, 1953
Overview
Produced in Italy in breathtaking Technicolor, this biographical story of Puccini (played by L'avventura's Gabriele Ferzetti) spans his creative life from early student days to the height of success, including his early flop Madama Butterfly and his incomplete Turandot. Along the way he encounters three women who change his life, including a sexy, beautiful singer (Two for the Road's Nadia Gray) whom he drops for a small town girl (Sirocco's Marta Toren), and a servant girl who commits suicide over him. Well-selected excerpts from Manon, La Boheme, Madama Butterfly and Turandot are featured along with other Puccini music, including the voice of Beniamino Gigli. Sets, costumes and production values are first class, all sumptuously filmed by Claude Renoir.
Cast
Gabriele Ferzetti
as
Giacomo Puccini
Märta Torén
as
Elvira Puccini
Nadia Gray
as
Cristina Vernini
Paolo Stoppa
as
Giocondo
Myriam Bru
as
Delia
Sergio Tofano
as
Giulio Ricordi
Mimo Billi
as
Fanelli
Jacques Famery
as
Antonio Puccini
Gino Sinimberghi
as
tenore
Nelly Corradi
as
soprano
Silvio Bagolini
as
Gianni
Carlo Duse
as
Arrigo Boito
Crew
Carmine Gallone
as
Director
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Aldo Bizzarri
as
Story
Carmine Gallone
as
Story
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Glauco Pellegrini
as
Story
Giacomo Puccini
as
Original Music Composer
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Joseph Nathanson
as
Special Effects
Angelo Rizzoli
as
Producer
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Mario Parapetti
as
Camera Operator
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Guglielmo Colonna
as
Unit Manager
Armando Crispino
as
Production Secretary
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Fernando Previtali
as
Conductor
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Ugo Rinaldi
as
Sound