Madama Butterfly is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini, with an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa.
Paul Muni was an American stage and film actor from Chicago. He started his acting career in the Yiddish theater and during the 1930s, he was considered one of the most prestigious actors at the Warner Bros. studio and was given the rare privilege of choosing his own parts.
Bernard Vorhaus was an American film director of Austrian descent, born in New York City. His father was born in Kraków, then part of Austria-Hungary. Vorhaus spent many decades living in the UK. Early in his career, he worked as a screenwriter, and co-produced the film The Singing City. He was blacklisted in Hollywood for his communist sympathies, and returned to England, where he resumed his career. Known, alongside Michael Powell, for his quota quickies, Vorhaus also worked in Europe.
Ave Maria Ninchi was an Italian supporting actress who played character roles on stage, television, and in over 98 feature films that included Tomorrow Is Too Late (1949) and Louis Malle's Murmur of the Heart (1971) and Lacombe, Lucien (1974).
Augusto Genina was an Italian film pioneer. He was a movie producer and director.
Thelma Connell was a film editor from England. She was known for her work on thrillers and mysteries, and she often collaborated with Frank Launder, Sidney Lumet, and Lewis Gilbert.
Mezzanotte is a 1915 Italian film directed by Augusto Genina.
Nando Bruno was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 84 films between 1938 and 1961. He was born in Rome, Italy and he died there.
Linda Sini was an Italian actress.
Franco Balducci was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 75 films between 1947 and 1978. He was born in Umbria, Italy.
Ben Barzman was a Canadian journalist, screenwriter, and novelist, blacklisted during the McCarthy Era and known best for his screenplays for the movies Back to Bataan (1945), El Cid (1961), and The Blue Max (1966).
Luisa Rossi was an Italian actress. She appeared in 25 films between 1941 and 1978.
Carlo Taranto was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 50 films between 1949 and 1984.
The 4th annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 10 and 31 August 1936. This year saw an international jury nominated for the first time.
La morte accarezza a mezzanotte is a 1972 giallo film directed by Luciano Ercoli and written by Ernesto Gastaldi, Guido Leoni, Mahnahén Velasco and Mannuel Velasco. It stars Susan Scott, Simón Andreu, Peter Martell, Claudie Lange and Carlo Gentili.
Spaghetti a mezzanotte, a.k.a. Spaghetti at Midnight, is a 1981 Italian comedy film directed by Sergio Martino.
Alfredo Varelli was an Italian film actor whose career spanned more than six decades. Varelli was born Alfredo Ciavarella and debuted in Alessandro Blasetti's 1934 film Vecchia guardia. He emerged during the Fascist era, but most of his work was post-Second World War. He played a leading role in the 1942 historical drama The Jester's Supper. Varelli is also known for playing "Lucan" in Quo Vadis (1951). His last role was in the film Roseanna's Grave, released posthumously in 1997.
Household Accounts is a 2003 Italian mystery-drama film directed by Tonino Cervi.
Giulio Marchetti was an Italian stage, film and television actor and presenter.
Nicoletta Elmi is an Italian film actress. She appeared in many films in the 1970s as a child actress, but also appeared in several roles in adulthood in the 1980s.
