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MediocreGoodWatch scoreSummary
Called to perform at the Scala, a young baritone begins a transatlantic romance with a famous pianist. The singer, having been skewered by a critic after his last performance in Milan, attempts to find a way to win over the audience and the critics, while wooing his love interest.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 57GoodWatch 55
IMDb5.7
Running time
1 h 45 min
A typical length for comedies, +5 min on the typical 100
typical 100105Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Released
1939
November 26, 1939
87 years ago
Genres
ComedyRomanceMusicLanguage
Italian
Original language
and 11 more20 people
- FRFilippo RomitoIl baritone Alberto De Sanni
- Elisa CeganiDiana Martelli, la pianista
- Camillo PilottoParsifal Bernocchio
- Lia OrlandiniMirna Martelli, la zia di Diana
- Enzo BiliottiSilvio Dentice
- Ugo CeseriTerenzio
- Giovanni GrassoIl commissario
- Fausto GuerzoniIl vice commissario
- ERErmanno RoveriUn giornalista
- Romolo CostaSablonscky
- MPMario PucciIl portiere dall'albergo
Oretta FiumeLa fioraia a bordo
Cesare ZoppettiIl portiere dell'uscita degli artisti
Federico CollinoIl portieredell'entrata al palcoscenico
Achille MajeroniUn signore a bordo- SDSandro DaniIl funzionario della stazione
- NENino EllerIl controllore alla stazione
Nino CrismanUn cameriere a bordo- LELuigi Erminio D'OlivoIl barman a bordo
Giuseppe RicagnoUn altro giornalista
Directing · 1
- Alessandro Blasetti Director, Writer
Writing · 2
- Pietro Germi Writer
- Ettore Maria Margadonna Writer
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