''Wedding Day'' (Italian: ''Giorno di nozze'') is a 1942 Italian " white-telephones"

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directed by

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and starring Armando Falconi,

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and

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.Gundle p.174 It was shot at the Cinecitta Studios in

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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and Gino Brosio.

Partial cast

* Armando Falconi as Mariano Bonotti *

as Amalia - Mariano's wife *

as Mariella Bonotti * Roberto Villa as Giorgio Birolli * Antonio Gandusio as Amedeo Birolli *

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as Elena - Amedeo's wife * Chiaretta Gelli as Marisa Birolli - Amedeo's daughter

References

Bibliography

* Gundle, Stephen. ''Mussolini's Dream Factory: Film Stardom in Fascist Italy''. Berghahn Books, 2013.

External links

* 1942 films Italian comedy films Italian black-and-white films 1942 comedy films Films directed by Raffaello Matarazzo Lux Film films Films shot at Cinecittà Studios 1940s Italian films {{1940s-Italy-film-stub