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Doctor Antonio (TV Series)
''Doctor Antonio'' (Italian:''Il dottor Antonio'') is a 1954 Italian television series, based on the 1855 Doctor Antonio (novel), novel of the same title by Giovanni Ruffini. It aired in four parts on RAI, the state broadcaster that had launched the same year. It was the first literary adaptation to be broadcast on Italian television.Buonanno p.24 Synopsis In the mid-nineteenth century a patriot fighting for Risorgimento, Italian unification meets and falls in love with an English aristocrat while in exile. Eventually he decides to leave her and return to fight and die for his country. Cast *Luciano Alberici *Edmonda Aldini *Corrado Anicelli *Miranda Campa *Alberto Carloni *Mario Colli *Olinto Cristina *Emma Danieli *Enzo Donzelli *Cristina Fanton *Betty Foà *Giacomo Furia *Antonio Cifariello *Mario Maldesi *Grazia Marescalchi *Ludovica Modugno *Alighiero Noschese *Corrado Pani *Stefano Sibaldi *Jolanda Verdirosi References Bibliography * Buonanno, Milly. ''Italian TV Drama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rai 1
Rai 1 () is an Italian free-to-air television channel owned and operated by state-owned public broadcaster RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana. It is the company's flagship television channel, and is known for broadcasting mainstream and generalist programming, usually aimed towards families, including ''TG1'' news bulletins, prime time drama, cinema and entertainment, and major breaking news, sports and special events. It was launched on 3 January 1954 as the first regular television service in Italy. It was the only one until 4 November 1961, when RAI launched a second channel. The channel was initially referred to as "Programma Nazionale". It received other names, such as "Rete 1" and "Raiuno" until it adopted its current name "Rai 1". It has the highest viewership in Italy, and regularly competes with Mediaset's Canale 5. In the United Kingdom, it is available in free to air satellite broadcast from Hot Bird 13B. Early history The first set of programming for Rai 1 wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |