Maddalena, Zero for Conduct

Maddalena, Zero for Conduct
Film poster
Directed by	Vittorio De Sica
Written by	Ferruccio Biancini
Based on	Magda Expelled 1938 Hungarian film by Ladislao Vajda Magdát kicsapják 1938 Hungarian play by Miklós Kádár László Kádár
Produced by	Franco Magli
Starring	Vittorio De Sica Vera Bergman Carla Del Poggio Irasema Dilián
Cinematography	Mario Albertelli
Edited by	Mario Bonotti
Music by	Nuccio Fiorda
Production company	Artisti Associati
Distributed by	Artisti Associati
Release date	18 December 1940 (1940-12-18)
Running time	79 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Maddalena, Zero for Conduct (Italian: Maddalena... zero in condotta) is a 1940 Italian "white-telephones" comedy film directed by Vittorio De Sica. ^{[1] [2] [3]} It is a remake of the Hungarian film Magda Expelled (1938).

Plot

A mysterious love letter arrives to Alfredo Hartman (Vittorio De Sica) in Vienna, and he goes to Rome to find who wrote it.

Cast

• Vittorio De Sica as Alfredo Hartman
• Vera Bergman as L'insegnante Elisa Malgari
• Carla Del Poggio as Maddalena Lenci
• Irasema Dilián as Eva Barta, la privatista (as Eva Dilian)
• Amelia Chellini as La direttrice
• Pina Renzi as La professoressa Varzi
• Paola Veneroni as L'allieva Varghetti, la spiona
• Dora Bini as L'allieva Caricati
• Enza Delbi as Un'allieva
• Roberto Villa as Stefano Armani
• Armando Migliari as Malesci, il professore di chimica
• Guglielmo Barnabò as Il signor Emilio Lenci
• Giuseppe Varni as Amilcare Bondani, il bidello
• Arturo Bragaglia as Sila, il professore di ginnastica

References

1. Cardullo p.117
2. "Maddalena zero in condotta". Il Popolo del Friuli. 28 February 1941. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
3. Franci, Adolfo (1941). "DISCRETE DOMANDE A BALDINI". L'Illustrazione Italiana . Retrieved 17 March 2025.

Bibliography

• Cardullo, Bert. Vittorio De Sica: Actor, Director, Auteur. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2009.

External links

• Maddalena, zero in condotta at IMDb