Puccini
Produced in Italy in breathtaking Technicolor, this biographical story of Puccini (played by L'avventura's Gabriele Ferzetti) spans his creative life from early student days to the height of success, including his early flop Madama Butterfly and his incomplete Turandot. Along the way he encounters three women who change his life, including a sexy, beautiful singer (Two for the Road's Nadia Gray) whom he drops for a small town girl (Sirocco's Marta Toren), and a servant girl who commits suicide over him. Well-selected excerpts from Manon, La Boheme, Madama Butterfly and Turandot are featured along with other Puccini music, including the voice of Beniamino Gigli. Sets, costumes and production values are first class, all sumptuously filmed by Claude Renoir.
Release Date
April 29, 1953Runtime
119 minDirected by
Carmine Gallone, Giorgio Arlorio, Antonio Thellung, Alain Roux, Cristiana Di VitaScreenplay by
Aldo Bizzarri, Leonardo Benvenuti, Carmine Gallone, Glauco PellegriniStory by
Leonardo Benvenuti, Aldo Bizzarri, Carmine Gallone, Glauco PellegriniLanguage
ItalianBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
ReleasedCast
Gabriele Ferzetti
Giacomo PucciniMärta Torén
Elvira PucciniNadia Gray
Cristina VerniniPaolo Stoppa
GiocondoMyriam Bru
DeliaSergio Tofano
Giulio RicordiMimo Billi
FanelliGino Sinimberghi
tenoreNelly Corradi
sopranoSilvio Bagolini
GianniCarlo Duse
Arrigo BoitoRené Clermont
Luigi IllicaAlessandro Fersen
padre di DeliaMario Feliciani
Renato Chiantoni
Attilio Dottesio