A romance between two temperamental singing stars. Highlights include a lengthy selection from Faust, with Gigli making a most impressive Mephistopheles. The plot takes a melodramatic turn towards the climax, with the lives of the characters mirrored in their on-stage behavior. Director Carmine Gallone was something of an expert in the field of filmed opera, as witness his Tosca, Rigoletto and Il Trovatore.
Cast
Beniamino Gigli
Ettore Vanni
Maria Cebotari
Fiamma Vanni (his wife)
Peter Bosse
Mario (his son)
Hans Moser
Giulio Stückelmeier
Michael Bohnen
Cesare Doret
Hilde Hildebrand
Ricarda Doret (his wife)
Alfred Gerasch
Director
Josef Dahmen
Stage manager
Werner Pledath
Doctor
Hilde Maroff
Nurse
Herbert Gernot
Lawyer
Philipp Lothar Mayring
Unknown
Rio Nobile
Chauffeur
Crew
Carmine Gallone
Director
Aldo De Benedetti
Adaptation
Thea von Harbou
Screenplay, Story
Bernd Hoffmann
Screenplay, Story
Leonhard Fürst
Novel
Philipp Lothar Mayring
Novel
Iwa Raffay
Novel
Ernst Günter Techow
Novel
Oswald Hafenrichter
Editor
Giorgio Simonelli
Editor
Georg Bruckbauer
Director of Photography
Massimo Terzano
Director of Photography
Ernesto Remani
Assistant Director
Alberto Giacalone
Executive Producer
Ferruccio Biancini
Co-Producer
Ernst Richter
Production Design
Gabriel Pellon
Production Design
Heinrich Richter
Production Design
Paul Dannenberg
Makeup Artist
Maria Jamitzky
Makeup Artist
Cesare A. Bixio
Original Music Composer
Alois Melichar
Original Music Composer
Max G. Hüske
Production Manager
Max Paetz
Unit Manager
Giorgio Pinzauti
Art Direction
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