| Pagliacci | |
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| Directed by | Karl Grune |
| Written by |
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| Produced by | Max Schach |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Otto Kanturek |
| Edited by | Walter Stokvis |
| Music by | |
Production company | Trafalgar Films |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Pagliacci is a 1936 British musical film directed by Karl Grune and starring Richard Tauber, Steffi Duna and Diana Napier. [1] It is an adaptation in English of the 1892 opera Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo.
The film is shot partially in colour (using the UFAcolor process) and partially in black-and-white. The film's art direction was by Oscar Friedrich Werndorff. The film was made by the independent Trafalgar Films at Elstree Studios. The film was a very expensive production, with Tauber himself receiving £60,000 for appearing, which turned into a costly flop on its release. [2]
Caught up in the technical procedures of the colour sequences, Grune asked Wendy Toye to direct the actors for him. [3]
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