Aug 01, 1938
110 min
Full-HD

The Life of Giuseppe Verdi (1938)

The great Italian opera composer recalls his eventful life on his deathbed: his childhood in Busseto, his studies in Milan, his first opera "Oberto, conte di San Bonifacio", the death of his wife and his children killed by smallpox.

Category

Music Drama History

Country

Italy Germany

Companies

Italia Film Grandi Film Storici Tobis Filmkunst

Fosco Giachetti

Giuseppe Verdi

Gaby Morlay

Giuseppina Strepponi

Germana Paolieri

Margherita Barezzi

Camillo Pilotto

Antonio Barezzi

Cesco Baseggio

Papà Verdi

Maria Jacobini

Luigia Uttini, madre di Verdi

Maria Cebotari

Teresina Stolz

Febo Mari

Marelli, il direttore della Scala di Milano

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