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

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.

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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