Immortal Melodies

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Immortal Melodies
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Directed by Giacomo Gentilomo
Written by Ivo Perilli
Liana Ferri
Giovanna Soria
Piero Pierotti
Giacomo Gentilomo
Story byMaleno Malenotti
Produced by Maleno Malenotti
Starring Pierre Cressoy
Carla Del Poggio
Vera Molnar
Cinematography Aldo Giordani
Edited byElsa Dubbini
Music by Nino Rota
Production
company
Distributed byLux Film
Release date
16 December 1952
Running time
96 minutes
CountryItaly
Language Italian

Immortal Melodies (Italian : Melodie immortali, also known as Mascagni) is a 1952 Italian musical-biographical melodrama film directed by Giacomo Gentilomo and starring Pierre Cressoy, Carla Del Poggio and Vera Molnar. It is based on real life events of classical composer Pietro Mascagni. [1] [2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Alberto Boccianti.

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References

  1. Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN   8876055487.
  2. Luciano De Giusti (2008). Giacomo Gentilomo, cineasta popolare. Kaplan, 2008. ISBN   978-8889908303.