Overview
A romance between two temperamental singing stars. Highlights include a lengthy selection from Faust, with Gigli making a most impressive Mephistopheles. The plot takes a melodramatic turn towards the climax, with the lives of the characters mirrored in their on-stage behavior. Director Carmine Gallone was something of an expert in the field of filmed opera, as witness his Tosca, Rigoletto and Il Trovatore.
Cast
Beniamino Gigli
Ettore Vanni
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Maria Cebotari
Fiamma Vanni (his wife)
Peter Bosse
Mario (his son)
Hans Moser
Giulio Stückelmeier
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Michael Bohnen
Cesare Doret
Hilde Hildebrand
Ricarda Doret (his wife)
Alfred Gerasch
Director
Josef Dahmen
Stage manager
Werner Pledath
Doctor
Hilde Maroff
Nurse
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Herbert Gernot
Lawyer
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Philipp Lothar Mayring
Rio Nobile
Chauffeur
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Max Paetz
Garderobier