''I Pagliacci'' is a 1915 Italian silent

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Francesco Bertolini Francesco, the Italian (and original) version of the personal name " Francis", is the most common given name among males in Italy. Notable persons with that name include: People with the given name Francesco * Francesco I (disambiguation), sev ...

. It is based on the 1892 opera ''

Pagliacci ''Pagliacci'' (; literal translation, "Clowns") is an Italian opera in a prologue and two acts, with music and libretto by Ruggero Leoncavallo. The opera tells the tale of Canio, actor and leader of a commedia dell'arte theatrical company, who m ...

'' by

Ruggero Leoncavallo Ruggero (or Ruggiero) Leoncavallo ( , , ; 23 April 18579 August 1919) was an Italian opera composer and librettist. Although he produced numerous operas and other songs throughout his career it is his opera '' Pagliacci'' (1892) that remained hi ...

.Goble p.900

Cast

* Bianca Virginia Camagni * Paolo Colaci * Giulia Costa *

Annibale Ninchi Annibale Ninchi (20 November 1887 - 15 January 1967) was an Italian actor, playwright and drama teacher. He was the progenitor of a well-known family of actors. Life and career Born in Bologna, the son of an army colonel, Ninchi trained at th ...

* Achille Vitti * Umberto Zanuccoli

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* 1915 films 1910s Italian-language films Films directed by Francesco Bertolini Italian silent feature films Films based on operas Italian black-and-white films Italian drama films 1915 drama films Silent drama films {{Italy-silent-film-stub