Immortal Melodies Explained

Immortal Melodies (it|Melodie immortali, also known as Mascagni) is a 1952 Italian musical-biographical melodrama film directed by Giacomo Gentilomo and starring Pierre Cressoy, Carla Del Poggio and Vera Molnar. It is based on real life events of classical composer Pietro Mascagni.^{[1] [2]} The film's sets were designed by the art director Alberto Boccianti.

Cast

• Pierre Cressoy as Pietro Mascagni
• Carla Del Poggio as Lina, Mascagni's wife
• Vera Molnar as Wanda Pieri
• Mario Del Monaco as Stagno
• Nerio Bernardi as De Lellis
• Enzo Biliotti as Master Crepitone
• Mimo Billi as Navarra
• Giuseppe Chinnici as The Doctor
• Maurizio Di Nardo as Rocco
• Giovanni Grasso as Domenico Mascagni
• Achille Millo as Giuseppe
• Guido Riccioli as The Operetta Comic
• Ciro Scafa as Major of Cerignola
  • Roberto Bruni as Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti Franco Scandurra as Fumia
  • Gian Paolo Rosmino as Guido Menasci Nino Vingelli as Fiorello
• Laura Carli as The Midwife
• Giovanni Bonos as Fantasista
• Nino Milano as Fantasista
• Giuseppe Addobbati as Gentleman at Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
• Giuseppe Morelli as Master Leopoldo Mugnone
• Franco Pesce

Notes and References

1. Book: Roberto Chiti . Roberto Poppi . Enrico Lancia . Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. 8876055487.
2. Book: Luciano De Giusti. Giacomo Gentilomo, cineasta popolare. 2008 . Kaplan, 2008. 978-8889908303.