I Pagliacci (1915 film)

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I Pagliacci
Directed by Francesco Bertolini
Written by Ruggero Leoncavallo (opera)
Production
company
Mediolanum Film
Distributed byMediolanum Film
Release date
  • June 1915 (1915-06)
CountryItaly
LanguagesSilent
Italian intertitles

I Pagliacci is a 1915 Italian silent drama film directed by Francesco Bertolini. It is based on the 1892 opera Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo. [1]

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  1. Goble p.900

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