La voce senza volto

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La voce senza volto
Directed by Gennaro Righelli
Screenplay by
Story byCorrado D'Errico [1]
Starring
Cinematography Domenico Scala [1]
Edited by Gisa Radicchi Levi [1]
Music by Cesare A. Bixio [1]
Production
company
Juventus Film [1]
Distributed byJuventus Film
Release date
  • 5 January 1939 (1939-01-05)(Italy)
Running time
69 minutes [1]
CountryItaly [1]

La voce senza volto (transl. The Faceless Voice) is a 1939 Italian "white-telephone" comedy film directed by Gennaro Righelli. [1] [2] It is part of the tradition of telefoni bianchi (transl. white telephone) comedies, popular in Italy at the time. [2]

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Cast

Cast adapted from Riccardo Freda: The Life and Works of a Born Filmmaker. [1]

Production

La voce senza volto was shot at the Cinecittà Studios. [2] The film features Giovanni Manurita, a popular tenor who had a brief film career. [2] La voce senza volto would be his third last film. [2]

Release

La voce senza volto was distributed theatrically in Italy by Juventus Film on January 5, 1939. [1] Film historian and critic Roberto Curti noted that the current prints of the film in Italy suffer from soundtrack damage, and feature voice work that was re-dubbed onto the film with contemporary dialogue. [2]

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