Puccini
1953-04-29 | 119 minutes
Plot Summary
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.
Cast
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Gabriele FerzettiGiacomo Puccini
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Märta TorénElvira Puccini
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Nadia GrayCristina Vernini
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Paolo StoppaGiocondo
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Myriam BruDelia
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Sergio TofanoGiulio Ricordi
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Mimo BilliFanelli
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Gino Sinimberghitenore
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Nelly Corradisoprano
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Silvio BagoliniGianni
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Carlo DuseArrigo Boito
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René ClermontLuigi Illica
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Alessandro Fersenpadre di Delia
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Mario Feliciani
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Renato Chiantoni
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