''Doctor Antonio'' (Italian:''Il dottor Antonio'') is a 1954 Italian television series, based on the 1855
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
Italian unification
The unification of Italy ( it, Unità d'Italia ), also known as the ''Risorgimento'' (, ; ), was the 19th-century political and social movement that resulted in the consolidation of different states of the Italian Peninsula into a single ...
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
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Luciano Alberici
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Edmonda Aldini
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Corrado Anicelli
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Miranda Campa
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Alberto Carloni
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Mario Colli
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Olinto Cristina
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Emma Danieli
Emma Danieli (born Emma Fretta; 14 October 1936 – 21 June 1998) was an Italian actress and television personality.
Life and career
Born in Curtatone, Mantua, Danieli started her career at very young age as an actress of commercials. After win ...
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Enzo Donzelli
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Cristina Fanton
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Betty Foà
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Giacomo Furia
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Life and career
Born in Arienzo, near Caserta, Furia started his acting career ...
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Antonio Cifariello
Antonio Cifariello (19 May 1930 – 12 December 1968) was an Italian actor and documentarist.
Life and career
Born in Naples, son of the sculptor Filippo Cifariello, Antonio started his career in 1950 as the main actor, credited as Fabio ...
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Mario Maldesi
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Grazia Marescalchi
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Ludovica Modugno
Ludovica Modugno (12 January 1949 – 26 October 2021) was an Italian actress who specialized in dubbing.
Biography
Modugno made her debut at the age of four in the film ''Il Dottor Antonio''. She debuted in dubbing in 1955 with the film ''Mirac ...
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Alighiero Noschese
Alighiero Noschese (; 25 November 1932 – 3 December 1979) was an Italian TV impersonator and actor.
Life and career
Noschese was born in Naples. After an unsuccessful attempt to work as journalist, he debuted for Italian radio as imitator ...
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Corrado Pani
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Stefano Sibaldi
Stefano Sibaldi (June 11, 1905 – July 2, 1996) was an Italian actor and voice actor.
Biography
Born in Livorno, Sibaldi was considered to be among the most successful of the early actors and dubbers of the 20th century. He began his acting care ...
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Jolanda Verdirosi Jolanda or Jolande is a feminine given name. It is a Dutch, Italian, and Swiss German cognate of Yolanda. Notable people with the name include:
;Jolanda
Jolanda Adams, Actress
*Jolanda Benvenuti, Italian film editor
*Jolanda Čeplak (born 1976), ...
References
Bibliography
* Buonanno, Milly. ''Italian TV Drama and Beyond: Stories from the Soil, Stories from the Sea''. Intellect Books, 2012.
1950s Italian television series
Italian drama television series
1954 Italian television series debuts
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