''A Mother Returns'' (Italian: ''Una madre ritorna'') is a 1952 Italian

melodrama film A modern melodrama is a dramatic work in which the plot, typically sensationalized and for a strong emotional appeal, takes precedence over detailed characterization. Melodramas typically concentrate on dialogue that is often bombastic or exces ...

directed by

Roberto Bianchi Montero Roberto Bianchi Montero (7 December 1907 - 7 December 1986) was an Italian actor, director and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Rome, Bianchi Montero started acting as a teenager on stage and he was a member of an amateur theater group w ...

and starring

Leopoldo Valentini Leopoldo is a given name, the Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese form of the English, German, Dutch, Polish, and Slovene name, Leopold. Notable people with the name include: *Leopoldo de' Medici (1617–1675), Italian cardinal and Governor of Sien ...

Linda Sini Linda Sini (13 February 1924 – 5 February 1999) was an Italian film actress. She made 75 appearances between 1950 and 1979 and several appearances after this, mostly in film. Debuting in '' Sigillo rosso'' in 1950, she went on to star in ...

and

Gianni Rizzo Gianni Rizzo (1925–1992) was an Italian film actor. Between 1944 and 1986 he appeared in over seventy films and television productions, in a variety of supporting roles. His screen roles included parts in a number of peplum films, such as '' Th ...

.Chiti & Poppi p.428 The film's sets were designed by the

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Ivo Battelli Ivo Battelli (12 March 1904 – 3 November 1994) was an Italian architect and set decorator. His work was part of the architecture event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics. Selected filmography * ''The Dream of Butterfly' ...

Main cast

as Romolo *

as Elena Sardi *

as Carlo *

Ermanno Randi Ermanno Randi (27 April 1920 – 1 November 1951) was an Italian film actor. After serving in the Italian Army during the Second World War, Randi made his screen debut in 1947. He gradually moved up from playing supporting to lead role A lea ...

as Dino Dauri *

Adalberto Roni Alberto is the Romance version of the Latinized form (''Albertus'') of Germanic '' Adalbert''. It is used in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. It derives from the Old German '' Athala'' (meaning noble) and ''Berth'' (meaning bright). Notable peopl ...

as Gigetto * Gisella Monaldi as Sora Lalla *

Saro Urzì Rosario "Saro" Urzì (24 February 1913 – 1 November 1979) was an Italian actor. He is best known for his roles in the films '' In the Name of the Law'' (1949), ''The Railroad Man'' (1956), '' Seduced and Abandoned'' (1964), which earned him a ...

as Nino

References

Bibliography

* Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. ''Dizionario del cinema italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959''. Gremese Editore, 1991.

External links

* 1952 films Italian drama films 1952 drama films 1950s Italian-language films Films directed by Roberto Bianchi Montero 1950s Italian films {{1950s-Italy-film-stub