The life and loves of great composer Giuseppe Verdi are played against a background of the great operas of the 19th Century. A tender love story of his successful and turbulent life, with more than 20 excerpts from his acclaimed operas.
Cast
Pierre Cressoy
Giuseppe Verdi
Anna Maria Ferrero
Margherita Barezzi Verdi
Gaby André
Giuseppina Strepponi
Sandro Ruffini
Impr. Marelli
Camillo Pilotto
Antonio Barezzi
Laura Gore
Berberina Streppono
Loris Gizzi
Gioacchino Rossini
Emilio Cigoli
Gaetano Donizetti
Irene Genna
Violetta
Mario Del Monaco
Francesco Tamagno
Tito Gobbi
Singer - baritone
Gianni Agus
(uncredited)
Enzo Biliotti
Impr. Martini (uncredited)
Lola Braccini
(uncredited)
Aldo Bufi Landi
Alexandre Dumas figlio (uncredited)
Guido Celano
Victor Hugo (uncredited)
Eduardo de Santis
Muzio (uncredited)
Hady De Santis
(uncredited)
Vito De Taranto
Singer - basso
Liana Del Balzo
(uncredited)
Franca Dominici
Moglie Di Rossini (uncredited)
Mario Ferrari
Ufficiale Austriaco (uncredited)
Teresa Franchini
Old lady (uncredited)
Olga Vittoria Gentilli
(uncredited)
Enrico Glori
Funz. teatro La Fenice (uncredited)
Orietta Moscucci
Unknown
Turi Pandolfini
Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Rosetta Pasquini
(uncredited)
Gian Paolo Rosmino
(uncredited)
Marika Rowsky
(uncredited)
Anna Vivaldi
(uncredited)
Crew
Raffaello Matarazzo
Director, Screenplay
Leonardo Benvenuti
Screenplay
Piero Pierotti
Screenplay
Giovanna Soria
Screenplay
Mario Monicelli
Screenplay
Liana Ferri
Screenplay
Maleno Malenotti
Story, Producer
Mario Serandrei
Editor
Tino Santoni
Director of Photography
Silvio Amadio
First Assistant Director
Luciano Martino
Second Assistant Director
Valentino Brosio
Line Producer
Alberto Boccianti
Production Design
Enrico Cignitti
Camera Operator
Dina Di Bari
Costume Design
Marisa Fraticelli
Hairstylist
Anacleto Giustini
Makeup Artist
Kurt Doubrowsky
Sound
Giuseppe Verdi
Original Music Composer
Renzo Rossellini
Original Music Composer
Riccardo Domenici
Set Decoration
Rometta Pietrostefani
Script Supervisor
Vittorio Musy Glori
Production Manager
Giovanni A. Giurgola
Unit Manager
Giuseppe Morelli
Conductor
Romeo Arduini
Conductor
Giuseppe Conca
Conductor
