Laugh, Pagliacci

Laugh, Pagliacci (Italian: I pagliacci) is a 1943 Italian-German historical drama film directed by Giuseppe Fatigati and starring Alida Valli, Beniamino Gigli and Carlo Romano.[1] A separate German-language version Laugh Bajazzo was also produced.[2] It was shot in Berlin at a time when Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy were allies in the Second World War. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Kuhnert.

Laugh, Pagliacci
Directed byGiuseppe Fatigati
Written byHarald Bratt
Ruggero Leoncavallo
Cesare Giulio Viola
StarringAlida Valli
Beniamino Gigli
Carlo Romano
CinematographyFritz Arno Wagner
Edited byJolanda Benvenuti
Music byRuggero Leoncavallo
Willy Schmidt-Gentner
Production
companies
Distributed byIndustrie Cinematografiche Italiane
Release date
23 January 1943
Running time
90 minutes
CountriesItaly
Germany
LanguageItalian

Cast

  • Alida Valli as Giulia Valmondi
  • Beniamino Gigli as Il tenore Morelli
  • Carlo Romano as Ruggero Leoncavallo
  • Paul Hörbiger as Canio
  • Dagny Servaes as La contessa Valmondi
  • Karl Martell as Il marchese Carlo Lanzoni
  • Gina Cinquini as Emilia
  • Paolo Ferrari as Ruggero Leoncavallo da bambino
  • Angelo Ferrari as Silvio
  • Adriana Perris as Interprete dell' opera nel ruolo di Nedda
  • Leone Pacci as Interprete dell' opera nel ruolo di Tonio
  • Mario Boviello as Interprete dell' opera nel ruolo di Silvio
  • Adelio Zagonara as Interprete dell' opera nel ruolo di Beppe

References

  1. Parish p.561
  2. Bock & Bergfelder p.217

Bibliography

  • Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
  • Parish, James Robert. Film Actors Guide: Western Europe. Scarecrow Press, 1977.


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