E le stelle stanno a guardare

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E le stelle stanno a guardare
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Genre Drama
Directed by Anton Giulio Majano
Starring Orso Maria Guerrini
Andrea Checchi
Anna Maria Guarnieri
Giancarlo Giannini
Country of originItaly
No. of episodes9
Original release
Network Programma Nazionale
ReleaseSeptember 7 (1971-09-07) 
November 2, 1971 (1971-11-02)

E le stelle stanno a guardare is a 1971 Italian adaptation of A. J. Cronin's 1935 novel The Stars Look Down . It was written and directed by Anton Giulio Majano and was produced by Radiotelevisione Italiana. The miniseries was a massive success, averaging about 20 million viewers per episode. [1] [2]

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  1. "Anton Giulio Majano l'uomo che inventò lo sceneggiato". La Repubblica . 28 February 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  2. Carminati, Claudio (7 November 2020). "Che anno il 1971! Da "Il segno del comando" a "E le stelle stanno a guardare"". BergamoNews (in Italian). Retrieved 26 January 2023.