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Puccini
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Director: Carmine Gallone
Story: Aldo Bizzarri, Carmine Gallone, Glauco Pellegrini, Leonardo Benvenuti
Producer: Angelo Rizzoli
Director of Photography: Claude Renoir
Screenplay: Aldo Bizzarri, Leonardo Benvenuti, Carmine Gallone, Glauco Pellegrini
Top Cast
Gabriele Ferzetti
Giacomo Puccini
Märta Torén
Elvira Puccini
Nadia Gray
Cristina Vernini
Paolo Stoppa
Giocondo
Myriam Bru
Delia
Sergio Tofano
Giulio Ricordi
Mimo Billi
Fanelli
Jacques Famery
Antonio Puccini
