''Dagli Appennini alle Ande'' is a 1943 Italian drama film directed by
Flavio Calzavara
Flavio Calzavara (21 February 1900 – 10 March 1981) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 21 films between 1939 and 1956.
Filmography
* ''Canzone proibita'' (1956)
* ''Gli occhi senza luce'' (1956)
* ''Napoli piange ...
, starring
Cesare Barbetti
Cesare Barbetti (29 September 1930 – 13 September 2006) was an Italian actor and voice actor.
Barbetti began his career as a child actor in films during the Fascist era. He also worked as a voice actor, dubbing foreign-language films for the ...
,
Leda Gloria
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* Leda (mythology), queen of Sparta and mother of Helen of Troy in Greek mythology
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* Leda makeshift settlement, Bangladesh, a refugee camp ...
,
Nino Pavese
Nino Pavese (10 April 1904 – 21 December 1979) was an Italian actor and voice actor.
Biography
Born in Asti and the younger brother of actor and voice actor Luigi Pavese, he began his career on stage with a theatrical troupe in the early ...
,
Margherita Del Plata and
Cesco Baseggio
Francesco "Cesco" Baseggio (1897–1971) was an Italian stage, film and television actor. He was born in Venice, and was identified with Venetian roles during his film career.Brunetta p.87 He appeared in a mixture of serious, dramatic films, as w ...
. It tells the story of the young boy Marco who secretly embarks from
Genoa
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to reach his mother in Argentina. The film is based on the story with the same title from
Edmondo De Amicis
Edmondo De Amicis (; 21 October 1846 – 11 March 1908) was an Italian novelist, journalist, poet, and short-story writer. His best-known book is ''Cuore'', a children's novel translated into English as ''Heart''.
Early career
Born in Oneglia (to ...
's book ''
Heart
The heart is a muscular organ in most animals. This organ pumps blood through the blood vessels of the circulatory system. The pumped blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the body, while carrying metabolic waste such as carbon dioxide t ...
''. The story has been adapted for film multiple times both before and after.
The film was released in Italian cinemas on 12 February 1943.
Cast
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Cesare Barbetti
Cesare Barbetti (29 September 1930 – 13 September 2006) was an Italian actor and voice actor.
Barbetti began his career as a child actor in films during the Fascist era. He also worked as a voice actor, dubbing foreign-language films for the ...
as Marco Ansaldi
*
Leda Gloria
Leda may refer to:
Mythology
* Leda (mythology), queen of Sparta and mother of Helen of Troy in Greek mythology
Places
* Leda, Western Australia, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia
* Leda makeshift settlement, Bangladesh, a refugee camp ...
as Maria Ansaldi, sua madre
*
Nino Pavese
Nino Pavese (10 April 1904 – 21 December 1979) was an Italian actor and voice actor.
Biography
Born in Asti and the younger brother of actor and voice actor Luigi Pavese, he began his career on stage with a theatrical troupe in the early ...
as Pegna
*
Cesco Baseggio
Francesco "Cesco" Baseggio (1897–1971) was an Italian stage, film and television actor. He was born in Venice, and was identified with Venetian roles during his film career.Brunetta p.87 He appeared in a mixture of serious, dramatic films, as w ...
as Il vecchio matto
*
Margherita Del Plata as La ballerina
*
Nino Marchesini
Nino Marchesini (1895 – 13 January 1961) was an Italian actor. He appeared in more than seventy films from 1931 to 1961.
Filmography
References
External links
*
1895 births
1961 deaths
Italian male film actors
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as Il comandante della nave
*
Carlo Monteaux as Il signor Van Leiss
*
Gina Cinquini
Gina or GINA or ''variation'' may refer to:
Gina
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* Gina (Canaan), a town in ancient Canaan
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as La signora Van Leiss
*
Vira Silenti
Vira Silenti (16 April 1931 – 1 November 2014) was an Italian actress.
Career
Born in Naples as Elvira Giovene, Silenti debuted as child actress at ten years old in ''Una notte dopo l’opera'' (1942). She studied law at the university and ...
as La bambina
*
Mario Siletti
Mario Giovanni Siletti (22 July 1903 – 19 April 1964) was an Italian actor. He was born in Turin. He performed in more than 160 films from 1932 to 1964. He began appearing in American films no later than 1946. From 1962 to 1964, he also portra ...
as Bendano, un contadino
*
Pietro Tordi
Pietro Tordi (12 July 1906 – 14 December 1990) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 100 films between 1942 and 1988. He was born in Florence, Italy.
Selected filmography
* '' Doctor Antonio'' (1937) - L'altro conspiratore
* '' Don C ...
as Ulano, un contadino
*
Giulio Battiferri
Giulio Battiferri (15 July 1893 – 22 January 1973) was an Italian actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1939 to 1972. He was married to the actress Pina Piovani.
Life and career
Born in Rome, Battiferri started his career ...
as Sultano, un contadino
References
1943 drama films
1943 films
Films based on Italian novels
Films based on works by Edmondo De Amicis
Films directed by Flavio Calzavara
Italian drama films
1940s Italian-language films
Italian black-and-white films
Works based on Heart (novel)
1940s Italian films
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