Eternal Melodies
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| Directed by | Carmine Gallone |
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| Produced by | Giuseppe Amato |
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| Cinematography | Anchise Brizzi |
| Edited by | Niccolò Lazzari |
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| Distributed by | ENIC |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Eternal Melodies (Italian: Melodie eterne) is a 1940 Italian historical drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Gino Cervi, Conchita Montenegro and Luisella Beghi. It was one of several musical biopics directed by Gallone.[1] The film was shot at Cinecittà in Rome.
Synopsis
[edit]A heavily fictionalized account of the life of the Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791).
Cast
[edit]- Gino Cervi as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Conchita Montenegro as Aloisia Weber Lange
- Luisella Beghi as Costanza Weber Mozart
- Maria Jacobini as Anna Maria Mozart
- Jone Salinas as Nannina Mozart
- Luigi Pavese as Leopoldo Mozart
- Paolo Stoppa as Haibl, clarinettista
- Lauro Gazzolo as Il locandiere Deiner
- Claudio Gora as L'imperatore Giuseppe
- Olga Vittoria Gentilli as L'imperatrice Maria Teresa
- Margherita Bagni as Signora Weber
- Marisa Vernati as Sofia Weber
- Armida Bonocore as Giuseppina Weber
- Giulio Donadio as L'impresario Schikaneder
- Augusto Marcacci as Il musicista Salieri
- Sandro Ruffini as Il gentiluomo che commissiona il 'Requiem'
- Giulio Stival as Il tenore Giuseppe Lange
- Romolo Costa as Il compositore Schröder
- Carlo Duse as Il conte Arco
- Cesare Polacco as Haydn
- Alfredo Martinelli as Il signore invidioso
- Giuseppe Varni as Un detrattore
- Franco Pesce as Il direttore di scena
References
[edit]- ^ Moliterno p.152
Bibliography
[edit]- Moliterno, Gino. Historical Dictionary of Italian Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2008.
External links
[edit]- Eternal Melodies at IMDb
- Melodie Eterne on All About Mozart
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Categories:
- 1940 films
- Italian historical drama films
- Italian black-and-white films
- 1940s historical drama films
- 1940s Italian-language films
- Films directed by Carmine Gallone
- Films set in the 18th century
- Films set in Vienna
- Films about classical music and musicians
- Films about composers
- Biographical films about musicians
- Films about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Cultural depictions of Antonio Salieri
- Cultural depictions of Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
- Films shot at Cinecittà Studios
- 1940 drama films
- Films scored by Alessandro Cicognini
- 1940s Italian films
- 1940s Italian film stubs
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