Backstage (1939 film)

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Backstage
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Directed by Alessandro Blasetti
Written byAlessandro Blasetti
Carlo Duse
Ettore Maria Margadonna
Pietro Germi
Giuseppe Zucca
Starring Filippo Romito
Elisa Cegani
Camillo Pilotto
Cinematography Václav Vích
Edited by Ignazio Ferronetti
Music by Alessandro Cicognini
Production
company
Continentalcine
Distributed by ENIC
Release date
  • 1 November 1939 (1939-11-01)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryItaly
Language Italian

Backstage (Italian: Retroscena) is a 1939 Italian comedy film directed by Alessandro Blasetti and starring Filippo Romito, Elisa Cegani and Camillo Pilotto. [1] It is part of the tradition of White Telephone films, popular in Italy during the era.

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The film's sets were designed by the art director Gastone Medin. It was shot at Cinecittà in Rome and on location in Naples and Pisa.

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References

  1. Gundle p.224

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