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The Life of Giuseppe Verdi

1938

110 minutes

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Overview

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.

Top Cast

Fosco Giachetti headshot

Fosco Giachetti

Giuseppe Verdi

Gaby Morlay headshot

Gaby Morlay

Giuseppina Strepponi

Germana Paolieri headshot

Germana Paolieri

Margherita Barezzi

Camillo Pilotto headshot

Camillo Pilotto

Antonio Barezzi

Cesco Baseggio headshot

Cesco Baseggio

Papà Verdi

Maria Jacobini headshot

Maria Jacobini

Luigia Uttini, madre di Verdi

Maria Cebotari headshot

Maria Cebotari

Teresina Stolz

Febo Mari headshot

Febo Mari

Marelli, il direttore della Scala di Milano

Carlo Duse headshot

Carlo Duse

Temistocle Solera

Eugenio Duse headshot

Eugenio Duse

L'impressario Massini

Enrico Glori headshot

Enrico Glori

Il maestro Mariani

Clara Padoa headshot

Clara Padoa

La contessa Maffei

Achille Majeroni headshot

Achille Majeroni

Il maestro Basili

Carlo Tamberlani headshot

Carlo Tamberlani

Demalde

Augusto Di Giovanni headshot

Augusto Di Giovanni

Antonio Ghislanzoni

Gustavo Serena headshot

Gustavo Serena

Salvatore Cammarano

Guido Celano headshot

Guido Celano

Francesco Maria Piave

Lamberto Picasso headshot

Lamberto Picasso

Gaetano Donizzetti

Pierre Brasseur headshot

Pierre Brasseur

Alexandre Dumas figlio

Gabriel Gabrio headshot

Gabriel Gabrio

Honoré De Balzac

Beniamino Gigli headshot

Beniamino Gigli

Il tenore Mirate

Henri Rollan headshot

Henri Rollan

Victor Hugo