Eternal Melodies
1940 film by Carmine Gallone
Eternal Melodies (Italian: Melodie eterne) is a 1940 Italian historical drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Gino Cervi, Conchita Montenegro and Luisella Beghi. It was one of several musical biopics directed by Gallone. The film was shot at Cinecittà in Rome.
Synopsis
The film is a heavily fictionalized account of the life of the Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791).
Cast
Gino Cervi as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conchita Montenegro as Aloisia Weber Lange
Luisella Beghi as Costanza Weber Mozart
Maria Jacobini as Anna Maria Mozart
Jone Salinas as Nannina Mozart
Luigi Pavese as Leopoldo Mozart
Paolo Stoppa as Haibl, clarinettista
Lauro Gazzolo as Il locandiere Deiner
Claudio Gora as L'imperatore Giuseppe
Olga Vittoria Gentilli as L'imperatrice Maria Teresa
Margherita Bagni as Signora Weber
Marisa Vernati as Sofia Weber
Armida Bonocore as Giuseppina Weber
Giulio Donadio as L'impresario Schikaneder
Augusto Marcacci as Il musicista Salieri
Sandro Ruffini as Il gentiluomo che commissiona il 'Requiem'
Giulio Stival as Il tenore Giuseppe Lange
Romolo Costa as Il compositore Schröder
Carlo Duse as Il conte Arco
Cesare Polacco as Haydn
Alfredo Martinelli as Il signore invidioso
Giuseppe Varni as Un detrattore
Franco Pesce as Il direttore di scena
References
Bibliography
Moliterno, Gino. Historical Dictionary of Italian Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2008.
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